Small wooden hoe for gardening. It has a narrow spatulate blade, flat at the distal tip, and a tapering handle. There is substantial soil deposit on the surface. [JC [OPS Move] 5/1/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Small wooden hoe for gardening. It has a narrow spatulate blade, flat at the distal tip, and a tapering handle. There is substantial soil deposit on the surface. [JC [OPS Move] 5/1/2017]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Oro Province Ijivitari District Collingwood Bay
Person: Field collector William Henry Abbot; PRM source Edward Gerrard and Sons
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1901
Date collected: By 1901
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1901
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions: Width: max 33 mm, Depth: max 11 mm, Length: max 280 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1901.65.9

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

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