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1941.2.55

Long-handled agricultural tool with stone blade.

1941.2.55

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Collection type
Object
Description
Long-handled agricultural tool with stone blade.
Long description
Long-handled agricultural tool with stone blade. The wooden handle is cylindrical and expands into an oval section towards the blade which is rectangular in shape, lenticular in section and has a slightly rounded distal edge. The blade is hafted to the handle with a large section of tightly bound string. The stone is polished. [JC [OPS Move] 16/1/2017]
Person
Field collector James Arthur Hadfield
Field collector London Missionary Society
PRM source Irene Marguerite Beasley
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1930
Date collected
By 1930
Acquisition information
Donated: 1941
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Material Wood Plant, Material String, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Polished
Dimensions
Width: max 104 mm, Depth: max 67 mm, Length: max 956 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1941.2.55 Other numbers: 2592

Search terms: Tool, Agriculture and Horticulture, Food and Fuel Gathering, Agricultural Tool, Digging Stick

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