Equipment model; Anchor model; Half killick
Scale: Unknown. A model of a half killick from Inishmore, Aran Islands, Galway Bay consisting of two flat rectangular wooden boards lashed together at the top with a rope binding. The boards form an A shape inside which a flat rectangular block of stone is secured and held in place by a single elongated wooden peg, forming a pair of arms. At the bottom of the killick is a section of rope to which the cable can be attached to.
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Object Details
ID: | ZBA4812 |
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Type: | Equipment model; Anchor model; Half killick |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Places: | Devon; Southampton |
Date made: | Unknown |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 40 mm x 40 mm x 40 mm |