Powder Horn
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Cattle horn etched with map of New York.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: During the colonial period, cattle horns were used by woodsmen and by soldiers for storing gunpowder in a safe, dry place. The horns also became decorative objects as they were personalized by the owner. Makers carved names, initials, dates, flags, battles, and even full maps on the exterior of the horns.
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: New York
label: Associated Place
content: United States: New York
topic: label: Subject
content: Hunting
label: related event
content: Revolution and the New Nation
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: ThinkFinity
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Lewis J. Allen
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.69151M
label: catalog number
content: 69151M
label: accession number
content: 262277
objectType: label: Object Name
content: horn, powder
label: Object Type
content: horn
label: Other Terms
content: Horn; horn, powder; Accoutrements
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: animal horn (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 16 in x 4 in x 9 in; 40.64 cm x 10.16 cm x 22.86 cm