- Title:
- Elephant goad (ankus), 1800 (c)
- Object name(s):
- goad, elephant
- Brief description:
- Elephant goad (ankus), 1800 (c). Indian armies used elephants for centuries. The armies of the East India Company adopted this practice, and elephants were particularly useful for moving heavy artillery. The mahout (driver) would use the goad for steering and controlling the elephant.
- Collection:
- National Army Museum
- Associated concept:
- Equipment, general
- Current location:
- National Army Museum, Global Role gallery
- Object name:
- goad, elephant
- Object number:
- NAM. 1952-05-7-1
- Right type:
- National Army Museum Copyright
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/f2740962-597a-3243-803c-b6ed08a98243
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/f2740962-597a-3243-803c-b6ed08a98243, National Army Museum, CC BY-NC
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