1884.140.572

Collection type

Object

Description

Digging stick, with remains of red ochre. [AB [OPS Move] 10/1/2017]

Long description

Digging stick, with remains of red ochre. The stick is straight and is carved to a point at each end. Each pointed end is stained slightly with red ochre. There is a split in the wood. [AB [OPS Move] 10/1/2017]

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 Found unentered: 23/03/2004

Materials and processes

Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Ochre, Process Carved, Process Stained

Dimensions

Depth: max 32 mm, Length: max 1498 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1884.140.572 PR no.: 141 / 11935

Research and responses

There does not seem to be a match for this object in either of the Delivery Catalogues. Note that this object is listed in PR III which is a catalogue of Andamanese and Nicobarese objects presented to Genl Pitt Rivers collection at the South Kensington Museum in January 1881 but it does not match any of the listed items in the other Accession Books. This entry has therefore been made [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Agriculture and Horticulture, Tool, Food and Drink, Food and Fuel Gathering, Hoe, Digging Stick, Agricultural Tool