Powder Charger
| Object Number: | NA3881B |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Native American Voices Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Delaware Culture Lenape |
| Provenience: | United States of America Pennsylvania (uncertain) Delaware (uncertain) |
| Culture Area: | Northeast Culture Area |
| Date Made: | 18th Century |
| Early Date: | 1700 |
| Late Date: | 1799 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Horn (animal part) Antler |
| Technique: | Carved |
| Iconography: | Rattlesnake Human Face Hunting God |
| Height: | 5.4 cm |
| Width: | 4.4 cm |
| Depth: | 3.8 cm |
| Other Number: | CG91121-2344 - Found in Collection Number |
Description
Carved antler with rattlesnake tail, human face / Of horn, carved with face of Misinghali'kun, hunting god.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania (13 Sep 2008 - 10 Jul 2011) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Native American Voices: The People - Here and Now (01 Mar 2014) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| American Indian Ethnography (1931) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Preucel, Robert W., and Wierzbowski, William S., and Williams, Lucy F. 2005. Native American Voices on Identity, Art and Culture: Objects of Everlasting Esteem.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pages 110-111/Plate 40 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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