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
Source
Relation
Space/Place
Sudan
Rights
© Royal Engineers Museum