Oakum
Production date
Pre 1790
Pre 1790
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
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Object detail
Description
Oakum fragments associated with other materials, recovered from a composite concretion.
Production date
Pre 1790
Pre 1790
Pre 1790
Production place
Measurements
48 x 12 x 9
Media/Materials description
Organic
History and use
In 1790 HMS Pandora sailed from England in pursuit of the HMS Bounty and its mutineers. The Pandora was wrecked in 1791 on its return voyage while attempting to negotiate the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Queensland Museum archaeological expeditions between 1983 and 1999 recovered many artefacts.
Oakum is a preparation of tarred organic fibre used for caulking or packing the joints of the ship’s timbers and insulating cast iron pipes. These fragments were recovered from a concretion in the stern excavations.
HMS Pandora
Queensland Museum archaeological expeditions between 1983 and 1999 recovered many artefacts.
Oakum is a preparation of tarred organic fibre used for caulking or packing the joints of the ship’s timbers and insulating cast iron pipes. These fragments were recovered from a concretion in the stern excavations.
HMS Pandora
Registration number
MA8857.8
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