Culture/People

probably Southwest (attributed)

Previous owner

Marion Eppley, Non-Indian, 1883-1960

Donor

Marion Eppley, Non-Indian, 1883-1960

Object Name

Powder flask/container

Media/Materials

Hide, wood

Techniques

Stitched, incised

Object Type

Firearms and accessories

Place

Southwest; USA (inferred)

Date created

1880-1900

Collection History

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Marion Eppley (1883-1960, a US Navy captain during World Wars I and II and founder of the Eppley Laboratory of Newport, Rhode Island, makers of precision scientific instruments); donated to MAI by Mr. Eppley in 1949.

Catalog Number

21/3041

Barcode

213041.000

See related items

Southwest

Firearms and accessories

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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