shovel/adze. [handwritten: a hoe, per R. Lerner. cf. memo in acc. file. - I. Jacknis] wood handle, cylindrical, carved, fitted into circular hole in iron blade. Blade curved downward, rounded square shape, tapering toward edge. Length 89 cm.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund and Richard Lerner
Collection place:
Choonsa Village, Muzaffarnagar District, Uttar Pradesh
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Uttar Pradesh, Choonsa Village
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Richard Lerner
Collection date:
April 3, 1970
Materials:
Iron (metal) and Wood (plant material) (sheesham)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Hoes (agricultural tools)
Function:
1.3 Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
Accession date:
1970
Context of use:
used by men for digging; made c. 1963 in the old, traditional style. made by blacksmith & carpenter in village. cost: Rs. 7