- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Hoe blade, made of metal. [AB [OPS Move] 20/12/2016]
- Long description
- Hoe blade, made of metal. The blade is roughly semi-circular, the rounded edge is the cutting edge, in the centre of the flat edge the tang extends and tapers slightly.[AB [OPS Move] 20/12/2016]
- Cultural groups
- Yimkhiung
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1922
- Date collected
- 25 October 1922
- Acquisition information
- Donated: Donated Found unentered: 1945
- Materials and processes
- Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal)
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 26 mm, Length: max 141 mm, Width: max 126 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1945.11.61
Search terms: Tool, Agriculture and Horticulture, Hoe, Agricultural Tool
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