The Engraved Powder Horn

This book is a collection of 436 full color photographs that depict this rare American folk art, the carved and engraved powder horn, a personal accoutrement that , along with their flintlock musket or rifle, was integral with the American colonist’s survival in a wild and untamed wilderness. 110 examples, with carvings that range from exquisite map horns of the 18th century war torn New York, Pennsylvania and the Carolina’s to a young man with girls on his mind. Hardcover, 240 pages.