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Ankus, A Mahout's Spear - India, Circa 1900
Mahout's spear, known as an ankus - India, circa 1900
A spear/hook used by the mahout to guide his elephant.
This spear consists of three parts that can be screwed together and apart.
The steel handle.
The spear/hook, etched on both sides.
The brass pommel, depicting a mythical creature, which, when unscrewed, reveals a quadrangular-sectioned tusk.
Length: 47 cm
Blade length: 16 cm
Weight: 437 g
A spear/hook used by the mahout to guide his elephant.
This spear consists of three parts that can be screwed together and apart.
The steel handle.
The spear/hook, etched on both sides.
The brass pommel, depicting a mythical creature, which, when unscrewed, reveals a quadrangular-sectioned tusk.
Length: 47 cm
Blade length: 16 cm
Weight: 437 g
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