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1923.84.995

Hoe. With an iron blade and wooden haft. [AB [OPS Move] 6/12/2016]

1923.84.995

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Collection type
Object
Description
Hoe. With an iron blade and wooden haft. [AB [OPS Move] 6/12/2016]
Long description
Hoe. With an iron blade and wooden haft. The haft made from a branch is not entirely straight, the head of the haft is made from a branch junction, the blade is bound to this junction with cane. The blade is flat, the tang is rectangular and it flares to a flat cutting edge with rounded corners. [AB [OPS Move] 6/12/2016]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Nagaland
Cultural groups
Sümi Naga
Person
Field collector John Henry Hutton
PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1917
Date collected
By 1917
Acquisition information
Donated: 1917 Found unentered: 22/03/2004
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Bound, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions
Depth: max 42 mm, Width: max 154 mm, Length: max 505 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1923.84.995

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