Hoe

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Hoe

Entry/Object ID

1954.283.59

Description

Ground stone hoe or spade. The surface is completely ground. The butt end is rounded, and there are side notches near the butt end. The blade end is sharp with chips removed from use.

Context

Collected by Emma P. Sampson in Caledonia County, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1954.283

Source or Donor

Beals, Marguerite E.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

New England

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Abenaki

Native American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Hoe

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Spade

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Cultivation Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Agricultural T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Material

Stone

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Sampson, Emma P. Merrill (1865-1953)

Related Places

Place

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America