Inventory | Ethnography | Piccone
- Common name
- Piccone
- Dialect name
- picon
- Material
- iron
Description
The pickaxe was used to break up hard soil and move stones in agricultural work. The long, sturdy tip allowed it to cut into the ground, while the horizontal blade facilitated the removal of material.
Use
- Areas of use
- agro-sylvo-pastoral activities
- Specific use
- tillage
- Craft
- farmer
Preserved specimen
A claw made of a single piece of steel that has a fairly long and strong point on one side and a shorter, horizontal blade on the other. It was mounted on a wooden handle (missing).
Cataloging
- SIRBeC
- 7s020-00171
