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This eye hoe was found near Independence, in Montgomery County, on land that may have been owned at one time by Osage Indians. It was donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1891. According to the donor record the hoe was "found several feet down." The eye hoe gets its name from the collar or "eye" at the top of the blade, which is used as a handle attachment. Eye hoes are also called peasant hoes, ox eye hoes or scovil hoes. They are common throughout the world and represent one of the oldest styles of hoe.
Date: Unknown
Item Number: 443781
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 443781
Collections - Archeology
Home and Family - Daily life - Farm chores
Home and Family - Daily life - Gardening
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
People - American Indians - Tribes - Osage
Places - Cities and towns - Independence
Places - Counties - Montgomery
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
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