Metal tool with wooden handle

Museum number:
5-13134
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013134
Description:
Carving tool: wood handle with curved, iron blade on long, narrow (stem). Carved with wood from Kang tree. Blade made by Bajun blacksmith in Lamu, handle made by Boni man. 30 cm x 2.5 cm
Collection place:
Basuba, Kenya
Culture or time period:
Aweer people
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Metal tool with wooden handle, accession number 5-13134, described as Carving tool: wood handle with curved, iron blade on long, narrow (stem). Carved with wood from Kang tree. Blade made by Bajun blacksmith in Lamu, handle made by Boni man. 30 cm x 2.5 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Metal tool with wooden handle, accession number 5-13134, described as Carving tool: wood handle with curved, iron blade on long, narrow (stem). Carved with wood from Kang tree. Blade made by Bajun blacksmith in Lamu, handle made by Boni man. 30 cm x 2.5 cm

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