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1948.8.6

Hoe blade made from shoulder blade of an ox. Spatulate, it retains the natural shape of the bone, widening from the base to a sharp cutting edge. [JC [OPS Move] 13/12/2016]

1948.8.6

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Collection type
Object
Description
Hoe blade made from shoulder blade of an ox. Spatulate, it retains the natural shape of the bone, widening from the base to a sharp cutting edge. [JC [OPS Move] 13/12/2016]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Arunachal Pradesh
Cultural groups
Nyishi
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1947
Date collected
Before 1947
Acquisition information
Donated: 1948
Materials and processes
Material Cattle Bone Animal
Dimensions
Depth: max 37 mm, Width: max 103 mm, Length: max 267 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1948.8.6
Research and responses

JP Mills retired from India in 1947 so these objects must probably have been collected prior to that date [AP 19/7/2000]

Search terms: Tool, Agriculture and Horticulture, Hoe, Agricultural Tool