Agricultural dao. With an 'S'-shaped metal blade set into a rattan handle. The blade curves in one direction before briefly curving back to a sharp point at the tip. The cutting edge is on the outside of the first curve and inside of the second. The cylindrical handle follows the natural shape of the rattan, the blade is set into the root. [AB [OPS Move] 7/12/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Agricultural dao. With an 'S'-shaped metal blade set into a rattan handle. The blade curves in one direction before briefly curving back to a sharp point at the tip. The cutting edge is on the outside of the first curve and inside of the second. The cylindrical handle follows the natural shape of the rattan, the blade is set into the root. [AB [OPS Move] 7/12/2016]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Meghalaya Khasi Hills
Person: Field collector John Henry Hutton; PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1927
Date collected: February 1927
Acquisition information: Donated: 1927
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Rattan Fibre Plant, Material Metal, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions: Depth: max 24 mm, Width: max 58 mm, Length: max 465 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.85.409.2

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