Title: Powder horn

Identifier: Historic Hope Plantation   (https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/14329)

Description: All guns in the 1700s and early 1800s needed to be packed with powder to shoot. Cattle horn was a sturdy, waterproof material that could carry powder. A horn is also conveniently shaped to fit the small hole at the barrel of a gun. This horn has a carved decorative band and brass cap at the wide end. The accompanying video describes the object and its use. Date approximated.