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Powder Horn (Parpanggalahan), late 19th Century Batak culture; Sumatra, Indonesia Wood, strin…
Powder Horn (Parpanggalahan)
Powder Horn (Parpanggalahan), late 19th Century Batak culture; Sumatra, Indonesia Wood, strin…
Powder Horn (Parpanggalahan), late 19th Century Batak culture; Sumatra, Indonesia Wood, string and glass beads; 13 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 2 in. 2018.10.5 Gift of the Goldenberg Estate and the Sweeney Family

Powder Horn (Parpanggalahan)

ClassificationsArms and Armor-powder containers
Culture Batak
Datelate 19th Century
Made AtNorth Sumatra Province, Indonesia, Asia
MediumWood, string and glass beads
Dimensions13 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 2 in. (34.3 × 19.1 × 5.1 cm)
Without handle: 13 1/2 × 3 1/4 × 2 in. (34.3 × 8.3 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Goldenberg Estate and the Sweeney Family
Object number2018.10.5
DescriptionThis is a skeuomorphic gun powder horn, also known as a parpanggalahan, originating from the Batak of Indonesia. Prior to colonial control, most Batak homes kept a store of gunpowder for use with their muzzle-loaded weapons. Village chiefs could afford to carry small supplies of gunpowder with them in these horns, which were traditionally made with water buffalo horn but we see here was carved in wood to appear to be made out of buffalo horn.
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