Hoe with curved iron blade set into a wooden shaft. The shaft is cylindrical and swells slightly at the head, where there is a slot for the blade. The blade is arrow shaped, consisting of a flat semicircle with a long, tapering rectangular tang which slots into the shaft. The blade is slightly convex. [JC [OPS Move] 21/12/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Hoe with curved iron blade set into a wooden shaft. The shaft is cylindrical and swells slightly at the head, where there is a slot for the blade. The blade is arrow shaped, consisting of a flat semicircle with a long, tapering rectangular tang which slots into the shaft. The blade is slightly convex. [JC [OPS Move] 21/12/2016]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Cultural groups: Chang Naga; Khiamniungan Naga
Person: Field collector John Henry Hutton; PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1916
Date collected: By 1923
Acquisition information: Donated: 1916
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions: Length: max 570 mm, Depth: max 132 mm, Width: max 147 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.84.221

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