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Hoe

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

A hoe with a tanged iron blade made from scrap iron by a blacksmith and attached to a haft made by the owner. The head and the handle are bound using a fiber from perkeyo tree and is renewed frequently. This is a general agricultural tool used for digging, cutting and weeding.

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  • Title: Hoe
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Hoe
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Iron
  • Photographer: Gibsphotography
  • Local Name: Kapemba
  • Community: Pokot
  • Collection Date: 1974-08
  • Collected By: Jean Brown
National Museums of Kenya

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