hoe
- Museum number
- Af1954,23.1412
- Description
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Register 1954
Composite hoe: iron blade, wood haft. The blade has a slight ridge along the centre of its inner surface and a bevelled edge all round.
- Dimensions
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Height: 49 centimetres
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Width: 23 centimetres
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Depth: 15.30 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Register 1954:
"British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, 1924. Nigeria."
Another label says: 'Hoe awka'. A label stuck on the haft says: 'Native Hoe, Ogu'.
Note by John Picton: "Awka is an Ibo town in Eastern Nigeria, well-known for its iron-smiths."
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1954
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1954,23.1412
- Additional IDs
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: 29122 (Wellcome Collection Number)