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1928.35.14

Weeding hoe. [JC [OPS Move] 15/12/2016]

1928.35.14

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Collection type
Object
Description
Weeding hoe. [JC [OPS Move] 15/12/2016]
Long description
Weeding hoe. It has a curved metal blade with two rectangular-sectioned tangs bound with cane to two wooden rods which cross and are bound together at the ends with cane to form a Y-shaped handle. [JC [OPS Move] 15/12/2016]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Nagaland Kanching
Cultural groups
Konyak Naga
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1922
Date collected
11 November 1922
Acquisition information
Donated: 1928
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Metal, Process Bound, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions
Width: max 104 mm, Length: max 297 mm, Depth: max 70 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.35.14

Search terms: Agriculture and Horticulture, Tool, Hoe, Agricultural Tool

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