 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Date: 1950 -
Description: Two wooden blocks, one large, cut from a tree trunk, and one small wooden block. They were used as blocks to cut the legs off harvested mutton-birds. This task was usually undertaken by the younger members of the family as the mutton-birding season coincided with the school holidays. One of the original artefacts in the replica mutton-bird processing shed. Format: realia Object: chopping blocks Titles: Mutton-bird Cutting Blocks Subjects: mutton-birds Institution: Furneaux Historical Research Association Inc. Object number: FHR_00507 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Furneaux Historical Research Association Inc.. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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