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| Accession no.: |
N: 58b |
| Object name: |
Dart |
| Title: |
Dart |
| Description: |
A three-pronged metal dart or whale mark used by the 'Discovery' Committee to investigate the migration of whales in Southern Ocean. |
| Classified name: |
| SPRI theme |
hunting and fishing
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| Current place name |
Southern Ocean
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| UDC |
636.081.2 & 599.5
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| Geographic UDC |
(*80)
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| Getty AAT |
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| Number of items: |
1 |
| Full description: |
A metal dart, consisting of a round base and a three-pronged head. There is a hole on the underside to take a dart shaft (see N: 58a). The upper surface of the base is marked 'REWARD PAID FOR RETURN TO DISCOVERY COMMITTEE // COLONIAL OFFICE LONDON // 828' and the underside is marked on '828'.
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| Dimensions: |
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Length: 66mm, diameter: 44mm
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| Associated expedition(s): |
- : Discovery Expeditions 1925-39 ( - )
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Scott Polar Research Institute
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