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1982.8.3

Dibble or spade. [AB [OPS Move] 16/1/2017]

1982.8.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Dibble or spade. [AB [OPS Move] 16/1/2017]
Long description
Dibble or spade. With a socketed iron blade and a wooden haft. The blade is straight with a pointed tip. The haft is cylindrical with a perforation at the terminal. The haft has a carved inscription "BIU.H.HAMID". [AB [OPS Move] 16/1/2017]
Geographical reference
Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia
Sumbawa
Person
Field collector Michael Hitchcock
PRM source Michael Hitchcock
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1981
Date collected
20 October 1980 or 1981
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1982
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Process Socketed, Process Inscribed, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 780 mm, Diameter: max 30 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1982.8.3

Search terms: Tool, Agriculture and Horticulture, Writing, Agricultural Tool, Inscription