Blue Ridge, Fannin County, Georgia, circa mid 1800s, maker unknown, hunting bag, leather, with horn tip decoration. 24 x 9 in. overall
Note: In the catalog description from Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in a Changing South, John Burrison, University of Georgia Press, 2000, pg. 113, cat. no. 88, Burrison writes "Attached to this example, which belonged to the Sisson family, are cockspur and powder horn measures and a wooden tab with holes for patch encased balls to speed up loading.";
Blue Ridge, Fannin County, Georgia, circa mid 1800s, maker unknown, powder horn with carved tip and ringed wooden cap, leather strap, 11-3/4 x 2-1/4 in. overall
Note: In the catalog description from Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in a Changing South, John Burrison, University of Georgia Press, 2000, pg. 113, cat. no. 87, Burrison writes "This example was owned by the Terrell family."
Exhibited: Previously on Loan at the Atlanta History Center for viewing in the exhibition Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in the Changing South from 1996 to 2024
Provenance: From the Folklife Collection of Southern Pottery Scholar, Author and Professor of English at Georgia State University, Dr. John Burrison, Atlanta, Georgia
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From the Folklife Collection of Southern Pottery Scholar, Author and Professor of English at Georgia State University, Dr. John Burrison, Atlanta, Georgia
some loss to leather, scattered mold, condition consistent with age and use; horn with pitting and wear, two holes in body of horn, condition consistent with age and use