the harpoons all with bamboo and cane shafts, of various lengths with wooden nocks for fitting to a bowstring, with various points including jagged wood, seven-pointed for bowfishing, steel with jagged edges, and fitted with thin bone spikes, one with blunted end, the blowpipe with flared end and engraved decorations along the shaft, the longest item 208 cm (28)
Provenance
The William Terry (1933-2023) Collection
Sold for £140
the harpoons all with bamboo and cane shafts, of various lengths with wooden nocks for fitting to a bowstring, with various points including jagged wood, seven-pointed for bowfishing, steel with jagged edges, and fitted with thin bone spikes, one with blunted end, the blowpipe with flared end and engraved decorations along the shaft, the longest item 208 cm (28)
Provenance
The William Terry (1933-2023) Collection
Auction: Olympia Timed: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria December 2024, ending 8th Dec, 2024