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A LARGE CARVED AND POLYCHROME DECORATED MEXICAN POWDER HORN
DATED 1885
The horn's extensively decorated body being embellished overall with exhuberantly patterned borders and relief carved crenilated finial surrounding an unusual stylised scrolling oak branch, stars, crescent moon, animals and figures of a woman with pistol and soldier with a rifle and finished with the date 1885/AU./28./VOLUS IN JANOS which is surrounded by a border formed in the manner of a tombstone. Motifs bearing polychrome highlights (fading).
20 inches
Lacking base-plug, spout plug, chip at base.
DATED 1885
The horn's extensively decorated body being embellished overall with exhuberantly patterned borders and relief carved crenilated finial surrounding an unusual stylised scrolling oak branch, stars, crescent moon, animals and figures of a woman with pistol and soldier with a rifle and finished with the date 1885/AU./28./VOLUS IN JANOS which is surrounded by a border formed in the manner of a tombstone. Motifs bearing polychrome highlights (fading).
20 inches
Lacking base-plug, spout plug, chip at base.