Horn Purse
Horn Purse
Dateabout 1875
DimensionsOverall: (L) 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
MediumElk horn, vegetal fibers, pigment
ClassificationUtilitarian Objects
Credit LineGift of Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, 2025
Object number
2025.67
Not on View
DescriptionA small hollowed elk horn, incised with zig zag and triangular motifs in
red and black. Both ends have been 'capped' to form a container
19th century
mid 19th-late 19th Century
1970s-1990s
10th-4th century BCE
about 900 CE
about 1880
about 1890
about 1900-1920
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