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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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