Hoe handle. [AB [OPS Move] 5/12/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Hoe handle. [AB [OPS Move] 5/12/2016]
Long description: Hoe handle. Carved from a single piece of wood with an acute angle. The handle is roughly carved into a point at the end. The wood has been stained black. [AB [OPS Move] 5/12/2016]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Arunachal Pradesh
Cultural groups: Miju
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 Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved
Dimensions: Depth: max 45 mm, Width: max 180 mm, Length: max 490 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1948.8.8
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]

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