Ard, with curved handle and foot rest attached

Ard, with curved handle and foot rest attached, made of rough wood with bark, blade made of tusk, used for scratch ploughing, from Africa(?) or Far East(?), 1851-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A656685
Materials:
wood and ivory, tusk
type:
ards