Hoe made from a strip of bamboo bent into a loop with the ends crossed. It is bound at the crossed section with plant fibre. [JC [OPS Move] 14/12/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Hoe made from a strip of bamboo bent into a loop with the ends crossed. It is bound at the crossed section with plant fibre. [JC [OPS Move] 14/12/2016]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Sümi Naga
Person: Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1922
Date collected: 25 October 1922
Acquisition information: Donated: 1928
Materials and processes: Material Bamboo Plant, Process Bent, Process Bound
Dimensions: Depth: max 23 mm, Length: max 221 mm, Width: max 85 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1928.35.4

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