Spear with cane shaft and large iron leaf-shaped blade, with twisted yellow plant stem (?orchid stem) with hanging strings of purple-coloured shells (?dentalium shells). [RH [OPS move] 15/8/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Spear with cane shaft and large iron leaf-shaped blade, with twisted yellow plant stem (?orchid stem) with hanging strings of purple-coloured shells (?dentalium shells). [RH [OPS move] 15/8/2018]
Geographical reference: Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Union Territory of India)
Asia > Southern Asia > Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Union Territory of India); Andaman Islands
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Edward Horace Man; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1884
Date collected: Prior to 1884
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884
Materials and processes: Material Cane Plant, Material Iron Metal, Material Plant Stem, Material String, Material Dentalium Shell, Material Orchid Stem Plant, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal), Process Bound, Process Twisted, Process Perforated, Process Strung
Dimensions: Length: max 1854 mm, Width: max 47 mm, Depth: max 26 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.19.248 PR no.: 71/ 11935

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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