- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Bundle of twisted plant fibre cord tied to an iron point, possibly covered in ?resin, with a bifurcated butt. This would have been attached to a bamboo shaft cut into three sections [1884.140.1897 .1 - .3]. [MOBB [OPS move] 17/9/2018]
- Geographical reference
- 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: Unknown
- Date collected
- Unknown
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1884, uncertain Found unentered: Found unentered
- Materials and processes
- Material Iron Metal, Material Textile, Material Plant Fibre, Material Resin Plant, Process Twisted, Process Tied
- Dimensions
- Height: max 114 mm bundle, Width: max 288 mm bundle, Length: max 793 mm bundle
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1884.140.1897.4 PR no.: 138/ 11935
Search terms: Weapon, Hunting, Tool, Cordage, Harpoon-head, Harpoon Line, Harpoon, Winder, Hunting accessory