A processional mining tool

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A processional mining tool. From Saxony. Carved wooden handle with metal head, spiked at one end. Carved handle, the bottom section is a carved image of a man. Then there are for additional carved sections, the bottom two are people and the rest are other images.

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Category:
Mining & Ore Dressing
Object Number:
1886-228/14
Materials:
wood and metal
type:
tools