Stone sharpener

Museum number:
18-585
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2156
Description:
Whetstone, sandstone. Used by male farmers and grasscutters to sharpen knife, sickle or hoe; compare with 18-586. 6 x 21 cm.
Donor:
Nancy Tanner and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Malaysia
Culture or time period:
Malaysian
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Stone sharpener, accession number 18-585, described as Whetstone, sandstone. Used by male farmers and grasscutters to sharpen knife, sickle or hoe; compare with 18-586. 6 x 21 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stone sharpener, accession number 18-585, described as Whetstone, sandstone. Used by male farmers and grasscutters to sharpen knife, sickle or hoe; compare with 18-586. 6 x 21 cm.

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