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Powder Horn
Powder Horn
Possibly

Powder Horn

Datec. 1775
MediumCow horn
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/8 × 2 1/8 × 11 3/4 in. (6 × 5.4 × 29.8 cm)
Object numberT0290
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
ProvenancePeter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.88.

Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 89.
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Not on view
Ladle
Tlingit or Haida
1890-1920
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Belt
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1875-1900
Box
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Container
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Knife and Sheath
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Spoon
Yurok
1890-1900

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