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Learn More18th-century Bugbear Gunpowder Flask
- This rare coconut shell "bugbear" gunpowder flask bears an intricately carved scene
- Soldiers and sailors carved flasks like this one while traveling through the Indies
- Imagery of a "bugbear," a boogyman-like mythical beast, also appears on the flask
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These flasks are believed to have. . .
These flasks are believed to have been carved by soldiers or sailors who had traveled through the East or West Indies, where carvable coconut shells were plentiful. French prisoners of war would also carve these shells with images of fond depictions of life back home.
Circa 1780
7 3/4" high x 3 3/4" diameter
Period: | 18th Century |
Origin: | France |
Type: | Other |
Depth: | 3.75 in. (9.53 cm) |
Width: | 3.75 in. (9.53 cm) |
Height: | 7.75 in. (19.69 cm) |
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