- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Iron hoe-blade. The blade is roughly heart-shaped with a pointed tip and rounded sections either side of the tang. The tang is mostly straight with rounded flanges at the base. [AB [OPS Move] 20/12/2016]
- Cultural groups
- Madi
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1922
- Date collected
- 1921 - 1922
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1923
- Materials and processes
- Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal)
- Dimensions
- Width: max 224 mm, Depth: max 14 mm, Length: max 371 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1923.23.11
Search terms: Tool, Agriculture and Horticulture, Hoe, Agricultural Tool
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