Iron hoe-blade. The cutting edge is rounded, each end is pointed at the shoulder. In the centre of the shoulders there is an extending tang. The tang tapers slightly and has a rectangular section. [AB [OPS Move] 13/1/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Iron hoe-blade. The cutting edge is rounded, each end is pointed at the shoulder. In the centre of the shoulders there is an extending tang. The tang tapers slightly and has a rectangular section. [AB [OPS Move] 13/1/2017]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Meghalaya Khasi Hills Mylliem
Person: Field collector Charles Robert Stonor; PRM source Charles Robert Stonor
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1967
Date collected: By 1967
Acquisition information: Donated: 1967
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions: Length: max 413 mm, Width: max 238 mm, Depth: max 21 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1967.18.23
Research and responses: According to the Encyclopedia Britannica Online, Khasia (or Ka) is the name given to the higher caste of the Pahari (also known as Parbate, Khasa or Chetri), a people of mixed descent who live in Nepal and Himalayan India. This may be the group referred to here. Alternatively, Khasia is the name of a language, of the Mon-Khmer family, and is is spoken bypeople living in the region surrounding the Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya state, India. This is perhaps more likely what is referred to in this instance. [CW 25/10/2000]

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