Shipbuilding Nail
83-10-4B
From: India | Mandvi
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 83-10-4B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Indian |
| Provenience | India | Mandvi |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Metal |
| Description | Square in shaft with flat round heads. Flat at point. 4 tons of nails are used in a 100 ton ship. The nails are made by a local blacksmith. The nails used to be made from locally purchased copper bought in local markets. Different sized nails have different names. Kuthia |
| Credit Line | Commissioned by Nancy Pinto-Ortiz and Dr. Gregory L. Possehl, 1983 |
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