Hachoir
identifier
ID 470
morphology
craft
holotype
MOT V 98.0364 L=17cm WD=13cm WT=100gr. Inscription: RIVAT.
holotype
MOT V 98.0365 a2 (knife) L=15cm WD=10cm WT=67gr. Inscription: FRANCE HACHINETTE.
holotype
MOT V 98.0365 b2 (bowl) D=15cm H=5cm WT=270gr
alias
herb knife (syn.) (http://object-ivity.com/)
description
The hachoir is a knife with a semicircular blade and a straight handle attached in the top center of the blade.
It is used to finely chop small quantities of herbs, which are placed in the corresponding concave wooden bowl. Thus, one can either move the knife back and forth and cut the herbs or chop up and down with the blade perpendicular to the bottom. In the meantime, the bowl should be turned from time to time. [MOT]
