LABOUR TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
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LABOUR TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Collection Items
2023 154 BASKET
A three-section woven basket involved multiple stages and the use of different materials like bamboo, rattan, and wood.
2023 153 RICE HARVESTING SICKLE
A sickle for rice harvesting, featuring an iron blade, a hand-carved wood and bamboo handle (adorned with zoomorphic carvings).
2020 147 - 148 NEOLITHIC FIRE STONES
Stones shaped and designed to be used for igniting kindling to start a fire. From the Phùng Nguyên period of Vietnamese history or earlier.
2020 143 - 144 - 145 NEOLITHIC ADZE BLADES
Three adze blades; hardstone with a variegated surface texture from 4,500 years underground. From the Phùng Nguyên period of Vietnamese history.
2020 142 - 146 NEOLITHIC SHOULDERED-ADZE BLADES
Two neolithic shouldered-adze blades; hardstone with a variegated surface texture from 4,000 years underground. From the Phùng Nguyên period of Vietnamese history.
2020 119 - 131 A COLLECTION OF 13 BRONZE BLADES
A collection of Bronze Age tool blades. Axes and adzes in a variety of shapes, and with a variety of natural patinas: blue-green (from wet soil), black-green (from dry soil), and yellow-bronze caused by wear from gravel on the river bottom.
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2020 031 SCARECROW
Scarecrow coloured with natural pigments in black, yellow and red. Would be placed in the fields to deter birds from eating the growing rice crop palm fibres.
2020 030 CHARCOAL DUST LINE MARKER
Line marker carved in the shape of a bird’s head; made from wood, an old coin and hemp cord.
2020 029 BUFFALO LEADING STICK
A stick which was inserted in the nose-ring of water buffaloes to persuade them to follow the owner; made of the scapular bone of a buffalo.
2020 025 WEAVING SHUTTLE
Weaving shuttle, made of black buffalo horn, steamed, split, bent and hand-carved.
2020 024 WEAVING SHUTTLE
Weaving shuttle, hand-carved wood, decorated with a pattern formed by aluminum nails, driven and cut down; the design is a diamond or fish-like pattern considered 'romantic' to the Nùng people (similarly representative to the heart motif in Europe).
2020 023 FISHING NET NEEDLE
Needle for making and repairing fishing nets, made of white water-buffalo horn.
2020 022 FISHING NET NEEDLE
Needle for making and repairing fishing nets, made of black water-buffalo horn.
2020 021 FISHING NET NEEDLE
Needle for making and repairing fishing nets, made of black water-buffalo horn.
2020 020 RICE CUTTER
Rice-harvesting knife carved in the shape of a rooster, made of wood, iron, and bamboo.
2020 019 RICE CUTTER
Rice-harvesting knife carved in the shape of a paddle, made of wood, iron, and bamboo.
2020 018 RICE CUTTER
Rice-harvesting knife carved in the shape of a horse, made of wood, iron, and bamboo.
2020 017 RICE CUTTER
Rice-harvesting knife carved in the shape of a snake, made of wood, iron, and bamboo.
2020 016 RICE CUTTER
Rice-harvesting knife carved in the shape of a mouse, made of wood, iron, and bamboo.
2020 015 RICE CUTTER
Rice-harvesting knife carved in the shape of an elephant, made of wood, iron, and bamboo.
2020 014.1-3 SET OF THREE LARGE RICE CUTTERS
Lowland rice-harvesting knives; made from bamboo and designed to resemble the form of a long-billed bird.
2020 012 HUNTING BASKET
Male hunting basket with a classic three-section design; rattan basketry and bamboo legs.
2020 009 RICE WINNOWING BASKET
A rice-processing basket for wind-winnowing - an ancient agricultural technique to separate grain from the chaff; made of bamboo, with a rattan rim.
2020 003 HIP BASKET
Reinforced hip basket used for agricultural work or the storage of household items.
2020 002 RICE COOLING BASKET
Traditional rice-cooling basket raised up on legs to facilitate air flow; made of wood, rattan, and woven bamboo.