Shrimp fishers catch pristine 17th century wooden head

DutchNews.nl ^ | August 3, 2022 | unattributed

[fidelis]

”The fishermen, who christened the head ‘Barry’ for unknown reasons...”

Maybe they called it “Barry” because it was “buried” in the mud at the bottom of the sea.

[Larry Lucido]

I’ve heard of a wooden leg, but a wooden head? How does he see?

[pas]

Sorry but your fishing license does not allow catching heads. You will need to put it back.

[fidelis]

Maybe they called it “Barry” because it was “buried” in the mud at the bottom of the sea.

On second thought that would only work if they were English speakers. Never mind!

[4yearlurker]

Back in the 1980s I knew a guy in South Jersey who worked on a scallop boat. He had a glass case in his living room with items dragged up from the sea bed. There were old plates,old Coke and Pepsi bottles,coffee cups and saucers with USN and a anchor printed on them,old bones,bits of old ships,but the coolest was a big walrus skull with tusks. I asked what would you do if you found a old gold coin. He said “put it my boot and not tell anybody.” But the best was the bags of fresh scallops he had on ice in his cooler he would sell to us cheap!

[Robert DeLong]

Visit Texel: the largest North Sea island in the Netherlands

[P.O.E.]

Looks like my bartender.

[Abathar]

Meh, I expedite all over the world with a company that handles it for me.

You’d be surprised if you’re not in a hurry how the people who know what they’re doing can reduce the cost over what most pay.

[Menehune56]

Wadden island of Texel:

[deport]

The Question

How long does wood last in water before it rots, etc.?
Maybe the cross eye help it some.

[ComputerGuy]

Looks a little bit like a lion. Very cool, Civ.

[laplata]

Lol

[Leep]

Funny.
They kind of look like cat’s eyes.

[laplata]

You’ve got transgender on the mind, it seems.

It’s an old, weathered sailor.

[Clarancebeaks]

Nothing like a little head to get everyone excited.

[F450-V10]

Very cool. In 1978 a few miles off Fort Pierce our FIT oceanography teaching ship, Aquarius, demonstrated a Shipek sampler. In the few pounds of sediment and stuff brought up there was a copper penny (recent vintage). I always figured that was pretty steep odds, but I don’t think anyone seeded it.

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

It’s mine. I lost my head not more than a year ago.

[Candor7]

Si, La cucaracha, Cabron!

[j.havenfarm]

You generally see finds like this kept in a solution to prevent cracking in drying out. I wonder why that’s not the case here

[mund1011]

I think it looks like Dick Cheney. Someone needs to paste the cowboy hat on this image.