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1948.8.24

Wooden rake with four prongs, one of which has broken off but is still present. It has a cylindrical handle with the natural plant root at one end. From this end the four curved, cylindrical prongs, formed from the roots, extend to blunt points. [JC [OPS Move] 12/1/2017]

1948.8.24

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden rake with four prongs, one of which has broken off but is still present. It has a cylindrical handle with the natural plant root at one end. From this end the four curved, cylindrical prongs, formed from the roots, extend to blunt points. [JC [OPS Move] 12/1/2017]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Arunachal Pradesh
Cultural groups
Monpa
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 Plant Root, Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 459 mm, Depth: max 212 mm, Width: max 276 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1948.8.24
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: Agriculture and Horticulture, Tool, Rake, Agricultural Tool