Harpoon. With a bamboo shaft and single barbed metal head with string line attached. There is a fringe of stung ?shells around the head socket. [AB [OPS move] 10/9/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Harpoon. With a bamboo shaft and single barbed metal head with string line attached. There is a fringe of stung ?shells around the head socket. [AB [OPS move] 10/9/2018]
Long description: Harpoon. With a bamboo shaft and single barbed metal head with string line attached. There is a fringe of stung ?shells around the head socket. The head and line have become detached from the shaft, both have been physically numbered. [AB [OPS move] 10/9/2018]
Geographical reference: Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Union Territory of India)
Asia > Southern Asia > Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Union Territory of India)
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: Unknown
Date collected: Unknown
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884
Materials and processes: Material Bamboo Plant, Material String, Material Metal, Material Shell, Process Twisted, Process Forged (Metal), Process Bound
Dimensions: Depth: max 30 mm, Width: max 55 mm, Length: max 1080 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.140.1895 PR no.: 13/ 9058

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