Inventory | Ethnography | Scure
- Common name
- Hatchet
- Material
- iron, wood
Description
The tool was used to reduce wood into pieces during wood cutting work. The handle was held with both hands, and the blade was used to make the cut.
Use
- Areas of use
- agro-sylvo-pastoral activities
- Specific use
- forestry
- Craft
- lumberjack
Preserved specimen
The tool consists of a short, sturdy wooden handle on which a low, thick blade is threaded at the initial part that tapers and fans out.
Cataloging
- SIRBeC
- 7s030-00011
