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1909.67.1

Wooden spade with long cylindrical handle and roughly circular, flat blade. [JC [OPS Move] 10/1/2017]

1909.67.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden spade with long cylindrical handle and roughly circular, flat blade. [JC [OPS Move] 10/1/2017]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Benin
Cultural groups
Edo
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1909
Date collected
1909
Acquisition information
Purchased: 09/1909
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Depth: max 33 mm, Width: max 178 mm, Length: max 819 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1909.67.1 Other numbers: 50
Associated publications
Listed as no B9/77 on p. 2.1.33 in Philip J. C. Dark, An Illustrated Catalogue of Benin Art, Boston, MA: G. K. Hall, 1982.

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

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