Stone sharpener

Museum number:
18-586
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2156
Description:
Whetstone, gray slate block. Used by men, especially farmers and grasscutters; the latter cut and sow grass for horses and water buffaloes. Compare with 18-585; used after 18-585 to finish sharpening. 6 x 20 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 18-586, described as Whetstone, gray slate block. Used by men, especially farmers and grasscutters; the latter cut and sow grass for horses and water buffaloes. Compare with 18-585; used after 18-585 to finish sharpening. 6 x 20 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stone sharpener, accession number 18-586, described as Whetstone, gray slate block. Used by men, especially farmers and grasscutters; the latter cut and sow grass for horses and water buffaloes. Compare with 18-585; used after 18-585 to finish sharpening. 6 x 20 cm.

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