Glove - Maize Husking
Maker
Unknown
Description
This leather and metal glove is specifically designed for the ease of the task of stripping corn husks as well as for the protection to the hand. It has leather folded over wtih extra pads at the finger tips, double thickness leather on the palm and thumb areas. All seams and extra padding are riveted with a buckled strap at the wrist. A metal gaurd is riveted across the inner finger.
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Object detail
Courtesy of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
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