North African Powder Flask.

[kahnjar1]

Originally Posted by David R

Which one, the round one or the trapezoid?

The round one (I have a similar shaped one) The other one is Moroccan. Tirri's book shows the round one as Algerian.
Stu

[David R]

Originally Posted by kahnjar1

The round one (I have a similar shaped one) The other one is Moroccan. Tirri's book shows the round one as Algerian.
Stu

Thanks for the information. Nice to have one from further along the coast.

[TVV]

Buttin, who had the benefit of living in the Maghreb in the late 19th and early 20th century, shows 3 similar flasks in his catalogues - nos. 1056-1058. He has described all three as Moroccan. I am more inclined to trust Buttin over Tirri, though on the other hand similar flaks may have been popular in Algeria as well.

[kahnjar1]

Originally Posted by TVV

Buttin, who had the benefit of living in the Maghreb in the late 19th and early 20th century, shows 3 similar flasks in his catalogues - nos. 1056-1058. He has described all three as Moroccan. I am more inclined to trust Buttin over Tirri, though on the other hand similar flaks may have been popular in Algeria as well.

Hi Teodor,
I stand corrected as this style is also described in Stone's Glossary as Moroccan. The Maghreb though is a region covering a large area of Northwestern Africa which includes both countries, so maybe we should just describe these as Maghrebi. Morocco and Algeria share a modern day border so perhaps the origin is a bit clouded.
Stu

[David R]

... which is why I described it as "North African". I have little doubt that there was a lot of exchange between all those countries on the African coast of the Mediterranean.