Hoe, with a metal blade set between a bent handle of cane. [AB [OPS Move] 14/12/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Hoe, with a metal blade set between a bent handle of cane. [AB [OPS Move] 14/12/2016]
Long description: Hoe, with a metal blade set between a bent handle of cane. The blade is roughly round, it narrows then expands into a rectangular shape. The handle is made of a single piece of cane bent in half, the blade is suspended at the bend in the cane. The cane is fixed into place with cane bindings. [AB [OPS Move] 14/12/2016]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Arunachal Pradesh Ledo
Cultural groups: Naga
Person: Field collector Samuel Edward Peal; PRM source Samuel Edward Peal; PRM source Sidney E. Peal
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1897
Date collected: By 1897
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1897
Materials and processes: Material Cane Plant, Material Metal, Process Bent, Process Bobbin Lace, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions: Length: max 275 mm, Depth: max 80 mm, Width: max 45 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1897.67.1
Research and responses: It seems clear that the name of the collector and donor should be Samuel Edward Peal of Sibsagar, who died in 1897, although perhaps the items were donated after this death by a relative with the same initials? See biographies for more information [AP 20/08/2013]