Weeding-hoe, with an iron blade set into a carved wooden handle. [AB [OPS Move] 20/12/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Weeding-hoe, with an iron blade set into a carved wooden handle. [AB [OPS Move] 20/12/2016]
Long description: Weeding-hoe, with an iron blade set into a carved wooden handle. The handle is carved with a circle section. At the terminal the handle curves downwards to a point. The tang bends downwards at a right angle, then extends away from the handle at a right angle. The blade flares and has a flat cutting edge. [AB [OPS Move] 20/12/2016]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; West Bengal
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Indian Institute, University of Oxford
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1932
Date collected: By 1932
Acquisition information: Transferred: 1932
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal), Process Bent
Dimensions: Depth: max 31 mm, Width: max 33 mm, Length: max 241 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1932.89.133 Other numbers: 140

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