Weeding Tool

Hoe

Weeding tool. Blueng. "The heaviest part of keeping down the weeds falls to the women, who rise with the sun. . . and start off in rain or shine for the [rice] fields, in parties of six or eight, armed with their little, short-handled, lop-sided hoes." (The Home-Life of Borneo Head-Hunters). Cylindrical handle, braided rattan peel where the blade is inserted in the handle. Blade is offset.