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1972.16.1

Foot plough made from a long curved piece of wood with a recycled lorry spring for the blade. [JC [OPS Move] 15/3/2017]


1972.16.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Foot plough made from a long curved piece of wood with a recycled lorry spring for the blade. [JC [OPS Move] 15/3/2017]
Long description
Foot plough made from a long curved piece of wood with a recycled lorry spring for the blade. The lorry spring is flat and curved with a central longitudinal groove on one side. It is bound to the end of the handle with strips of animal hide. A footrest of split wood is also bound to the blade where it meets the handle. [JC [OPS Move] 15/3/2017]
Geographical reference
Huancavelica department Santiago de Chocorvos & Ica department
Person
Field collector N. Stevenson
PRM source N. Stevenson
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1971
Date collected
1971 - 1972
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1972
Materials and processes
Material Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Rawhide Skin, Process Recycled, Process Bound, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 1380 mm, Width: max 496 mm, Depth: max 213 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1972.16.1

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

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