A processional mining tool

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A processional mining tool. From Saxony. Carved wooden handle with metal head, spiked at one end. The carving is broken into eight different sections, one is smaller than the rest. Six sections are depicting people and two are depicting flowers.

Details

Category:
Mining & Ore Dressing
Object Number:
1886-228/3
Materials:
wood and metal
type:
tools