Hoe, with a curved blade set in to two tips of a Y-shaped handle and bound with plaited cane. [AB [OPS Move] 13/12/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Hoe, with a curved blade set in to two tips of a Y-shaped handle and bound with plaited cane. [AB [OPS Move] 13/12/2016]
Long description: Hoe, with a curved blade set in to two tips of a Y-shaped handle and bound with plaited cane. The wooden handle appears to be hollow. The straight lower section of the handle is split. [AB [OPS Move] 13/12/2016]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland Tobu Tuensang
Cultural groups: Konyak Naga; Chang 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: November 1923
Acquisition information: Donated: 1924
Materials and processes: Material Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Bound, Process Bent
Dimensions: Depth: max 43 mm, Width: max 115 mm, Length: max 497 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.85.320

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