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1978.20.446

Wooden digging stick with iron butt. The stick is very long and slender and the butt, which is socketed, tapers to a blunt point. [JC [OPS Move] 6/12/2016]

1978.20.446

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden digging stick with iron butt. The stick is very long and slender and the butt, which is socketed, tapers to a blunt point. [JC [OPS Move] 6/12/2016]
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
East of Mount Elgon
Cultural groups
Tiati
Person
Field collector Jean Brown Sassoon
PRM source Jean Brown Sassoon
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1978
Date collected
By 1978
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1978
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved
Dimensions
Diameter: max 17 mm, Length: max 1576 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1978.20.446 Other numbers: JB156B

Search terms: Agriculture and Horticulture, Status, Food and Fuel Gathering, Tool, Digging Stick, Agricultural Tool, Food Accessory