History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c11.s3.16

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Like the mid-ribbed sword, the harpoon has backward-pointing barbs and holes at the ends of the barbs. Two varieties of harpoons are known: one cut from a thick sheet, and the other cast in a double mould. Such harpoons could have been used either for killing fish or big game, as depicted in a rock shelter in Mirzapur (Fig. 14).