Inventory | Ethnography | Zappetta
- Common name
- Hoe
- Material
- iron
Description
The hoe was an agricultural tool used to break up the soil, with a sharp pointed plate. Gripped with two hands, it was used to loosen the soil during farm work. Made of iron by beating and forging, it was typical of the Como area.
Use
- Areas of use
- agro-sylvo-pastoral activities
- Specific use
- tillage
- Craft
- farmer
Preserved specimen
object consisting of a vaguely rounded cutting plate terminating in a point, the upper end is pierced to allow the handle (missing) to be inserted.
Cataloging
- SIRBeC
- 7s020-00181
