Billhook
- Description
-
Tool for cutting undergrowth in forest areas and preparing the ground for planting. Likely to have been made from locally-smelted iron, possibly from Ola-Igbi.
Obtained by the Rev. Henry Townsend, in Abeokuta before 1866. - Accession Loan No.
- E1392
- Collection Class
- Tools for farm and craft
- Common Name
- billhook
- Simple Name
- billhook
- Full Name
- billhook
- Dimensions
- whole length 493 mm; whole W 76 mm
- Cultural Group
- Yoruba
- Production Year High
- 1868
- Production Parish
- Egba
- Production Town
- Abeokuta
- Production County
- SW Nigeria
- Production Country
- Nigeria
- Production Area Region
- West Africa
- Production Continent
- Africa
- Family Group
- Material
- wood; iron
- Function Name
- tool used for chopping and pruning
- Function Detail
- Probably obtained by Townsend in Abeokuta, before 1868
- Collection Area Region
- W
- Collection Continent
- Africa
