Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown, but said to have been collected in 1841 during the Second Seminole War; formerly in the collection of William D. Boehmer (1905-1990, one of the founders of the Seminole Craft Guild); donated to MAI by William Boehmer in 1966.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Seminole
- Previous owner
- William D. Boehmer, Non-Indian, 1905-1990
- Donor
- William D. Boehmer, Non-Indian, 1905-1990
- Object Name
- Powder flask/container
- Media/Materials
- Cowhide
- Techniques
- Sewn
- Dimensions
- 10 x 8 x 5 cm
- Object Type
- Firearms and accessories
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