Hammer

Museum number:
9-11502
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
Tin-5 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2697
Description:
hammer, wood and iron; length 21.5 cm
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund and Richard Lerner
Collection place:
Uttar Pradesh, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Uttar Pradesh
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Richard Lerner
Collection date:
1970
Materials:
Iron (metal) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Hammers (tools)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1970
Context of use:
to repair dents in pots
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 21.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Hammer, accession number 9-11502, described as hammer, wood and iron; length 21.5 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Hammer, accession number 9-11502, described as hammer, wood and iron; length 21.5 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hammer, accession number 9-11502, described as hammer, wood and iron; length 21.5 cm

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