Hoe. Made from a single piece of bamboo. The bamboo has been bent in the middle to form a curved blade, the two ends cross over. [AB [OPS Move] 16/12/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Hoe. Made from a single piece of bamboo. The bamboo has been bent in the middle to form a curved blade, the two ends cross over. [AB [OPS Move] 16/12/2016]
Long description: Hoe. Made from a single piece of bamboo. The bamboo has been bent in the middle to form a curved blade, the two ends cross over. One of a collection of six similar hoes [1953.10.114 .1-.6] (only five hoes found). [AB [OPS Move] 16/12/2016]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Sümi Naga
Person: Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1923
Date collected: 1922 - 1923
Acquisition information: Found unentered: 1953
Materials and processes: Material Bamboo Plant, Process Bent
Dimensions: Depth: max 31 mm, Width: max 79 mm, Length: max 252 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1953.10.114.2

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