Anṣār powder horn

Item

Title

Anṣār powder horn
horn, powder

Creator

Creator Unrecorded

Subject

Mahdi
Equipment, general

Description

Crescent shaped Anṣār (الأنصار) powder horn; made of brass, covered in leather; stitched on the inner curve. Possibly used as a container for gunpowder. [FN/ON/FHM 2019]

Publisher

Making African Connections

Type

PhysicalObject

Format

120 mm x 110 mm x 30mm

Identifier

5001.25.8
ES26

Space/Place

Sudan

Rights

© Royal Engineers Museum

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