Thatch-maker tool from Apátistvánfalva

thatch-maker tool

20th century

A rectangular plank with longitudinal ribs on its bottom. A wooden handle on its top. This was used to straighten – by tapping – the rye straw on the roof of thatched houses.

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Materials and techniques: wooden
Name of site: Apátistvánfalva/Števanovci
Other settlement names: Istvánfalu, Istvánfalva, Balázsfalva, Stephelsdorff, Stephanovczy, Ischtwánfalu, Stephansdorf, Istvanfalu, Stepheldorf, Stephanovczy, Stefansdorf, Stefelsdorf
Dimensions of the object (H/W/D): 10,2 cm / 18,0 cm / 40,8 cm
Place of origin/discovery: Apátistvánfalva
Name of institution or personage holding object; identification number of object: Pável Ágoston Helytörténeti és Szlovén Nemzetiségi Gyűjtemény, Szentgotthárd 83.12.15
File name: SM_002_A_0001.jpg
Resolution: 300 dpi
Restrictions on use: Korlátozott
Date of documentation: 2019-09-16
Person documenting: dr. Horváth Sándor

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