elephant goad, probably ceremonial; iron or brass; shaft is cylindrical tubing held together by rings; head in goad shape with incised decorations on either side - man in turban, geometric shapes; tubing has zig-zag incisions; l. 45 cm., w. 14 cm.
Donor:
Thomas D. Lanagan and W. H. Lawson
Collection place:
India
Verbatim coll. place:
Asia, India unspecified
Culture or time period:
Indian cultures
Collector:
Thomas D. Lanagan
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.3 Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
Accession date:
July 27, 1972
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S1985-1986 #44: Heffernan Films (June 18, 1986–unknown)