In the Forest

Powder Flask (left)
Anishinabe (Chippewa), early 1800s

Powder Horn and Shot Bag (right)
Northeastern United States, ca 1820s

Flask: Dog hide (Canis familiaris), unidentified wood, sinew, commercial cotton; L 19.5 x W 10.0 x H 5.0 cm; 23102-16942, gift of John A. Beck

Horn and bag: Commercial leather, cattle horn (Bos taurus), unidentified wood, commercial cotton and linen, steel, horn; L 26.0 x D 5.5 cm; bag: L 18.5 x W 30.5 x H 6.0; 6569-5 a & b, gift of Herman B. Hogg