Polearm or Harpoon

Unknown Thai, Thai

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17th-18th century

Steel and wood

Overall: 85 1/16 in. (216 cm)

Overall: 13 in. (33 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Barrett

38.73.6481

Geography

Place Made: Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Period

1600-1800

Object Name

Armament

Research Area

Asia

Not on view

Provenance

Collected by Dr. John Barrett (1866-1938, Class of 1889), during his time as the U.S. Minister to Siam, 1894-1897; bequeathed to Mr. and Mrs. John Walton Barrett [his nephew], Freeport, Illinois; given to present collection, 1938.

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