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Hearst Museum object titled Hatchet and scabbard, accession number 9-23074a,b, described as Japanese hatchet ("nata") and scabbard ("saya"). Materials include silver vine ("matatabi") and wisteria ("fuji") rim. The cord is woven from manila hemp.

Hearst Museum object titled Hatchet and scabbard, accession number 9-23072a,b, described as Japanese hatchet ("nata") and scabbard ("saya"). The hatchet is made from metal and wood, while the sheath is made from Japanese Cherry and Cherry bark.

Hearst Museum object titled Hatchet and scabbard, accession number 9-23073a,b, described as Japanese hatchet ("nata") and scabbard ("saya"). The hatchet is made from wood and metal, and the scabbard is made from wood.

Hearst Museum object titled Hatchet and scabbard, accession number 9-23076a,b, described as Japanese hatchet ("nata") and scabbard ("saya"). Materials include linden ("shina") and wild grapevine bark ("budo").

Hearst Museum object titled Heddle, accession number 9-9209, described as Heddle; rectangular wood frame with thin bamboo strips tied on; ends covered with paper; some writing on paper; Length 39.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Heddle, accession number 9-9271a-c, described as heddle

Hearst Museum object titled Heddle, accession number 9-9208, described as Heddle; rectangular wood frame with thin bamboo strips tied on; ends covered with paper; some writing on paper; Length 44.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Iceman's hook, accession number 9-9224, described as Hook; short curved steel point with long wood handle; bound with brass strip; Kuri Ya San No Takagi used by iceman to pick up ice

Hearst Museum object titled Ink line, accession number 9-8948, described as line inker; curving carved wood with inkwell and reel; scrolls and curvilinear designs in relief; string and inkpad missing; used by carpenter to make an inked line for sawing; said to have been in use since the Nara Period. The string is played out from the reel and passes over the inked pad. The inked string is then secured to the plank by a small gimlet to insure a straight line. However, a curved line can be drawn. Japanese equivalent of a chalk line. cf. 9-9206

Hearst Museum object titled Ink line, accession number 9-13103, described as Line inker; carved wood with inkwell and reel; string and inkpad missing; 1. 17.5 centimeters

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