- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Spear with wooden shaft and a tanged leaf-shaped copper blade, bound to the shaft with plant fibre and red dyed and white textile. [RH [OPS move] 18/7/2018]
- Geographical reference
- Nicobar Islands
- Person
- Maker Unknown Maker
- Field collector Edward Horace Man
- PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
- Date / Period
- Date made: Possibly before 1878
- Date collected
- ?Prior to 1878
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1884
- Materials and processes
- Material Copper Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Textile, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal), Process Bound, Process Woven, Process Dyed
- Dimensions
- Length: max 2112 mm, Width: max 45 mm, Depth: max 21 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1884.19.272 PR no.: 177/ 11935
- Associated publications
- JAI 1878: 466 'Yenawma This is used for killing pigs when a monghêâng (v no 2 above) is not available. Formerly it was used for killing their bad (or unsuccessful) 'munloënnas' or priests and doctors who are supposed to possess supernatural powers in being able to exorcise evil spirits cure the sick etc Pl XV' [Taken from the 'List of Andamanese and Nicobarese implements ornaments etc presented to Major General Lane Fox by EH Man esq and thus described by Mr Man 18th September 1877']Indian Antiquary, Feb. 1895, 'Catalogue of Nicobarese objects', p. 44 '13 Shanen Kopaton (Car Nicobar We-tabâku) and 14 (m) Shanen Yanôma (Car Nicobar We-takâku) With these weapons, the Nicobarese arm themselves when visiting distant villages, in case of any serious dispute or attack taking place. They differ only in the size of the bladed head, the former being the larger of the two. They are sometimes used for spearing sharks.' [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]
Search terms: Weapon, Hunting, Spear, Hunting accessory