A sheep on board the Bank Line cargo vessel Tymeric (1919) at sea in the Indian Ocean.
A sheep on board the Bank Line cargo vessel Tymeric (1919) at sea in the Indian Ocean. It was carried to provide meat for the Moslem crew members and was ritually slaughtered by their religious leader. The photographer was an apprentice on board.
Object Details
| ID: | P49986 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bird, Henry P. |
| Vessels: | Tymeric (1919) |
| Date made: | June 1939 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 45 mm x 70 mm |
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