Hammer

Museum number:
5-13385
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013385
Alternate number:
JC113 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3332
Description:
Hammer (Tu-Mai); wood; stick with short projection at one end. Length: 35 cm; width: 9 cm.
Donor:
University Research Expeditions Program
Collection place:
Gob Dogo, Marsabit, Kenya
Culture or time period:
Rendille
Collector:
Jean Colvin and University Research Expeditions Program
Collection date:
Summer 1977
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Hammers (tools)
Function:
1.3 Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
Context of use:
Wood hammer used to castrate goats and sheep. Smash animal's testicles after animal is 2 years old. Used by men.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1983-1984 #14: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/James Anderson (Hupa) (September 19, 1983–September 26, 1983)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Hammer, accession number 5-13385, described as Hammer (Tu-Mai); wood; stick with short projection at one end. Length: 35 cm; width: 9 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hammer, accession number 5-13385, described as Hammer (Tu-Mai); wood; stick with short projection at one end. Length: 35 cm; width: 9 cm.

Tools