Hoe

Museum number:
5-2977
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050002977
Accession number:
Acc.1717
Description:
Iron Hoe; Ikpe; wooden handle 24 inches; wooden socket; iron blade 13.5 inches x 9 inches.
Donor:
Leonard Plotnicov and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ihugh, Benue State, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Af.; Nigeria; Tiv; Ihugh
Culture or time period:
Tiv
Collector:
Leonard Plotnicov
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Hoes (agricultural tools)
Function:
1.3 Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Hoe, accession number 5-2977, described as Iron Hoe; Ikpe; wooden handle 24 inches; wooden socket; iron blade 13.5 inches x 9 inches.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hoe, accession number 5-2977, described as Iron Hoe; Ikpe; wooden handle 24 inches; wooden socket; iron blade 13.5 inches x 9 inches.

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