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+ Display Store, Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill
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+ Emus
+ Lyrebirds
+ Horse riding
Theme containing this object
+ Scrimshaw
Parent object
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Ornamental horn with scrimshaw decoration, 1835 - 1845

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Object statement
Ornamental horn with scrimshaw, depicting an emu, lyrebird and pine tree, horn, maker unknown, Australia, 1835-1845

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Description
Ornamental horn, cream in colour, featuring scrimshaw decoration of an emu, lyrebird, pine tree and a man riding on the back of a bucking horse. The rider's hat has fallen off. In the background are stylised hills, rocks and leaves. The tip of the horn is black and around the uneven rim are six small holes, probably for hanging. The horn is hollow and has a smooth, polished surface.

Made: 1835 - 1845
Marks
None
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
A7334-2
Production date
1835 - 1845
Width
76 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Purchased 1980

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
Subjects
+ Emus
+ Lyrebirds
+ Horse riding
Currently on public display
+ Display Store, Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill
Short persistent URL
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{{cite web |url=http://from.ph/189031 |title=Ornamental horn with scrimshaw decoration |author=Powerhouse Museum |accessdate=25 May 2013 |publisher=Powerhouse Museum, Australia}}


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