Native woman with a hoe

Contributor
The University of Arizona Herbarium
Creator
Homer Leroy Shantz
Description
A native woman with a hoe. This is typical - usually they carry the hoe on their head when not using it - it is usually spiked on top and driven through the handle. Occasionally this type with handle going through, but usually the type is like this with the spike part driven through the handle [two sketches]. When the men or boys use the hoe they usually all work in a crowd. But the women are usually alone - or at most not over one or two. Most of the work is done by them. The hoe is always a part of their equipment, as the spear is a part of a man's equipment. The Urundi native and his spear are as inseparable as the Englishman and his cane. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 14, 1920]
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Title
azu_shantz_19200314_37770_m
Created
1920-03-14
City
Nyanza
City Then
Nyanza
Continent
Africa
Country
Tanzania
Country Then
Tanganyika
Is this item in the public domain?
No