Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - African powder horn with Arab influence ?

colin henshaw · 6th May 2014, 10:03 AM

Thanks to Stu and Ibrahiim for their posts. Omani influence (or even manufacture ?) seem quite likely, given the Omani presence in Zanzibar and the East African coast, at the time.

There are a few comparable examples on the National Museums Scotland website, one with a similar leather belt assemblage. Perhaps they were made in Zanzibar by Arab craftsmen ??

I am slightly puzzled by the large wooden stopper - it seems cumbersome; any ideas for this ? The faceted profile to the horn is similar to that found on iron spearheads from Somaliland/Somalia.

Regards.

6th May 2014, 10:03 AM	#5
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,430	Thanks to Stu and Ibrahiim for their posts. Omani influence (or even manufacture ?) seem quite likely, given the Omani presence in Zanzibar and the East African coast, at the time. There are a few comparable examples on the National Museums Scotland website, one with a similar leather belt assemblage. Perhaps they were made in Zanzibar by Arab craftsmen ?? I am slightly puzzled by the large wooden stopper - it seems cumbersome; any ideas for this ? The faceted profile to the horn is similar to that found on iron spearheads from Somaliland/Somalia. Regards.