Antique Folk Art Powder Horn with Carved Heart, Diamonds, Merman, and Birds newspaper holder 6 1/8" t x 1

6 1/8" t x 1 3/8" w and in very good condition

and the pins fit smoothy through the tabs in the panels

with their cork stoppers and apothecary-like labels just feels really satisfying

and making me think about the connections between clowning and drag

and voluminous purple skirt of woman on the other--and then that great view of the landscape behind them through huge open window

Antique Folk Art Powder Horn with Carved Heart, Diamonds, Merman, and Birds newspaper holder 6 1/8" t x 1Not easy to capture in photos, and takes close looking in person to fully appreciate its attributes, but I love this thing. It's a 19th century folk art decorated powder horn, used for storing and carrying gun powder (end plug clearly long gone.) With a raised heart and a pair of diamonds carved into narrow end, and a merman mermaid of sorts etched into the surface just below, with the corners of diamonds doubling as horns, making the creature look