Hoe with an iron blade set into two wooden handles, which cross and are fixed with a wooden peg. [SM (Verve) 03/09/2014]

Collection type: Object
Description: Hoe with an iron blade set into two wooden handles, which cross and are fixed with a wooden peg. [SM (Verve) 03/09/2014]
Long description: Hoe with an iron blade set into two wooden handles, which cross and are fixed with a wooden peg. The pointed ends of the hoe blade are pushed through a hole in each wooden handle. The area above is bound with strips of cane. [SM (Verve) 03/09/2014]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Cultural groups: Phom Naga; Konyak Naga
Person: Field collector John Henry Hutton; Field collector James Philip Mills; PRM source John Henry Hutton; PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1923
Date collected: April 1923
Acquisition information: Donated: 1923
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Bound
Dimensions: Depth: max 72 mm, Width: max 112 mm, Length: max 302 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.84.970
Research and responses: During a visit of Naga elders and tribal leaders in June 2025, members of the delegation identified misspellings of village names and incorrect tribal affiliations for objects or ancestors associated with certain villages. In consultations with Mr Ngongba Tange Thamlong Phom, Vice President of the Phom Peoples’ Organization, ' ‘Yungya’ was identified as 'Yongnyah' a Phom Naga village in Longleng District, Nagaland. For all objects listed as from ‘Yungya’ the correct spelling ' Yongnyah' has been used and ‘Phom Naga’ has been added to the cultural group field. [EW 19/08/2025]

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