Wooden weeder made from a tree branch. [JC [OPS Move] 16/1/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden weeder made from a tree branch. [JC [OPS Move] 16/1/2017]
Long description: Wooden weeder made from a tree branch. It is angular, with a cylindrical handle which bends naturally at a acute angle and forks into two prongs. [JC [OPS Move] 16/1/2017]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Zeme Naga
Person: Field collector James Philip Mills; PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1924
Date collected: February 1924
Acquisition information: Loaned: 10/1924 Donated: 1928
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions: Length: max 461 mm, Width: max 163 mm, Depth: max 155 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1928.69.644

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

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