Hoe with iron blade set into large, wooden double-handle. The handle is V-shaped, with two long cylindrical shafts extending from the head where there is a rectangular slot for the blade. The blade is semicircular, with a wavy distal edge, and is slightly convex. It has a tapering tang set into the slot in the handle. [JC [OPS Move] 18/1/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Hoe with iron blade set into large, wooden double-handle. The handle is V-shaped, with two long cylindrical shafts extending from the head where there is a rectangular slot for the blade. The blade is semicircular, with a wavy distal edge, and is slightly convex. It has a tapering tang set into the slot in the handle. [JC [OPS Move] 18/1/2017]
Long description: Hoe with iron blade set into large, wooden double-handle. The handle is V-shaped, with two long cylindrical shafts extending from the head where there is a rectangular slot for the blade. The blade is semicircular, with a wavy distal edge, and is slightly convex. It has a tapering tang set into the slot in the handle. There are two perforations in the handles possibly for a missing cross-piece. [JC [OPS Move] 18/1/2017]
Geographical reference: Angola
Africa > Central Africa > Angola
Person: Field collector Antoinette Powell-Cotton; Field collector Diana Powell-Cotton; PRM source Antoinette Powell-Cotton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1937
Date collected: 1936 - 1937
Acquisition information: Donated: 1941
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Width: max 410 mm, Depth: max 117 mm, Length: max 740 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1941.12.160

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