Hoe with iron blade set into a bamboo handle. [JC [OPS Move] 6/1/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Hoe with iron blade set into a bamboo handle. [JC [OPS Move] 6/1/2017]
Long description: Hoe with iron blade set into a bamboo handle. The blade has a narrow tang which expands into the flat, crescentic blade. The handle is cylindrical with an expanded, curved head consisting of the natural root. The head has a rectangular slot into which the tang of the blade is set, secured with a rectangular wedge of wood. There is a small incised symbol of three radiating lines on the underside of the blade. [JC [OPS Move] 6/1/2017]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Sümi Naga; Yimkhiung
Person: Field collector John Henry Hutton; PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1917
Date collected: By 1923
Acquisition information: Donated: 1917
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Bamboo Plant, Material Wood Plant, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions: Depth: max 114 mm, Length: max 412 mm, Width: max 97 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.84.287

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