Powder Flask

Kongo, Early 20th century

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Kongo

Kongo, Early 20th century

Physical Qualities Wood, fiber, 4 7/16 × 3 7/16 in. (11.2 × 8.7 cm.)

Credit Line Gift of Allen Davis, Alexandria, Virginia

Object Number 1995.219a-b

Kongo

Meet Kongo

Eva Zeisel, Irving Achorn, and others

Oil or Powder Bottle Prototype

1949

August Hoen & Co.

Gunpowder Temporary Supply

c. 1880

Kongo

Flask with Figurative Lid

19th century

George Cruikshank

Guy Fawkes and Catesby Landing the Powder

1850

Kongo

Pestle

Mid-19th century

Kongo

Fly Whisk Handle

Late 19th-early 20th century

Honoré Daumier

And not one grain of powder left

1848

Kongo

Leader's Staff

Late 19th-early 20th century

Jingdezhen kilns

Moon Flask or Pilgrim Bottle Decorated with Peaches

Late 18th-early 19th century