Bamboo rake with a long cylindrical handle which has been bent and split at one end to produce six prongs. [JC [OPS Move] 16/1/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Bamboo rake with a long cylindrical handle which has been bent and split at one end to produce six prongs. [JC [OPS Move] 16/1/2017]
Long description: Bamboo rake with a long cylindrical handle which has been bent and split at one end to produce six prongs. The prongs are braced by a bamboo crossbar which is bound with cane. There is a perforation in the handle through which a strip of cane is passed and tied to both ends of the crossbar. This strip is bound with more cane. [JC [OPS Move] 16/1/2017]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Angami Naga
Person: Field collector John Henry Hutton; PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1914
Date collected: By 1914
Acquisition information: Donated: 1914
Materials and processes: Material Bamboo Plant, Material Reed Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Split, Process Carved
Dimensions: Length: max 671 mm, Width: max 297 mm, Depth: max 261 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.84.71