Featured Mystery pendant

Hi,

This pendant appears to be quite old, judging by its patina, and may even be Native American in origin. It's an interesting object to me but, unfortunately, I have no idea what it is! It's about 2-1/2" long, is mostly hollow, and doesn't feel heavy enough to be a tooth, like a boar's tusk, or bone. Could it be some kind of claw, or talon? Hopefully somebody here recognizes what it might be, and is kind enough to let the rest of us know!

 

Looks like a antler/bone black powder measure.

 

Were there such small powder horns, only 2 1/2 inches long?

 

Not the horn itself ... but the measure for the black powder is that small.
Googling "black powder horn and measure" shows lots of examples (which I just did myself, as I had never heard the term before Hollyblue used it).

 

Ah, now I see! Yes, I think you’re completely correct - a black powder measure it is. Thank you, Hollyblue and Quirkygirl!

 

I will second that ID...That is definitely a black powder measure.
My 12 yo just won a Turkey, 2 Hams, 2#'s Bacon, and 1# Sausage at the Jedediah Smith Mountain Man Black Powder Turkey Shoot Last weekend Are you selling it?

 

He won those......or shot those !! ???

 

Thanks for your reply, Tauriels, and congrats to your 12 yo. I think I'm going to hang on to this for awhile, though, now that I know what it is!