Powder horn

Note: The following text is taken from a 19th-century collection catalog and, in its language and perspective, partially reflects colonial thought patterns. We present the text in its original version to make the collection's history transparent and promote a critical examination of the colonial legacy. Certain terms and formulations may be perceived as problematic today. A 2009 research project concluded that most descriptions are factually correct and still usable; only a few details were found to be inaccurate or incorrect. The results of this project were published in the following collection catalog: khm-wmw-tm-library.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1457155265"128. Powder hornA small powder horn made by the Acehnese etched with arabesques. The Acehnese understand, as do most of the peoples of the Indian archipelago, how to prepare gunpowder which is, however, of very low quality and not powdered and obviously never granulated.  The natives prefer Chinese and European products, whose good characteristics are respected, to their own products, which they only use in emergencies. They also know how to copy European lead balls and cartridges very well."Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 29-30). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller