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Artefact Musket

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Triangular Trade

This flintlock musket was probably made for the British army and dates from the late 1700s. It was traded in Africa, where guns were in great demand, probably for slaves. The new owner added the cowrie shell decorations on the handle, denoting status and wealth.

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