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Ethnographic drawing - gunpowder holder

Fernando Galhano20th century

Museum of Ethnology & Museum of Popular Art

Museum of Ethnology & Museum of Popular Art
Lisboa, Portugal

Ethnographic drawing of an object from the collection of the National Museum of Ethnology (Inv. Nr.: AR.182), depicting a "polvorinho", used to carry gunpowder for hunting, made from a cut ox horn by a shepherd of Borba, in the South of Portugal. In addition to the three-dimensional representation of the object, the drawing also details the decorative elements of the object.

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  • Title: Ethnographic drawing - gunpowder holder
  • Creator: Fernando Galhano
  • Date Created: 20th century
  • Location Created: Archives of National Museum of Etnology
  • Physical Dimensions: 43 cm x 30.5 cm
  • Type: Drawing
  • Rights: Collection: National Museum of Ethnology. Image: DGPC/ADF
  • Medium: Tracing paper, India ink
  • Catalog number: MNE: F.1.027
Museum of Ethnology & Museum of Popular Art

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