Collection place: Kansai region, Honshu, Japan / Donor: Brian Shekeloff / Function: 1.3 Agriculture and Animal Husbandry - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Cocoon cutter, accession number 9-9281, described as Cocoon cutter; scoop shaped wooden box with rotating wood handle attached to a pointed steel shaft; length 35 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Dredger, accession number 9-9155, described as dredger; hoe-shaped tool; steel blade with wood handle; for dredging irrigation ditches and for sifting material from water; made by professional tool maker

Hearst Museum object titled Hoe, accession number 9-9154, described as hoe; pitch-fork-shaped tool; iron blade with wood handle; for hoeing and piling straw; manufactured; this was a principle tool because of Japanese preference for pulling tools; no longer in use; of Meiji period (1868-1912)

Hearst Museum object titled Pole, accession number 9-9291, described as Pole: wood bar tied to bamboo pole with rope; height 201 cm. Used for husking grain; home industry; a pre-industrial tool.

Hearst Museum object titled Pole, accession number 9-9290, described as Pole: long with iron rivets on both ends; height 168 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Pump, accession number 9-9310, described as Pump; wooden rectangular with copper trim; some inscriptions; 1.99cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Sickle, accession number 9-9130, described as sickle; iron blade with wooden handle; for weeding and cutting grass; manufactured commercially