Editing Digging stick (section)

==== New Guinea ====
The Kuman people east-central [[New Guinea]] were [[horticulturist]]s who used basic tools such as the digging stick, wooden hoe, and wooden spade in their daily lives. Eventually they started to use more sophisticated tools such as iron spades and pick-axes.<ref name="Nilles">Nilles, John. "The Kuman people: A study of cultural change in a [[Urgesellschaft|primitive society]] in the Central Highlands of New Guinea." Oceania (1953): 1-27.</ref>

Two main types of digging sticks both shared a similar shape but differed in size:

* A larger and heavier digging stick with a diameter of about {{cvt|4|cm}} and {{cvt|2|m}} in length, used for the purpose of turning over the soil surface for new gardens; and
* A smaller and lighter digging stick with a diameter of about {{cvt|2|cm|in}} and {{cvt|1|m}} (or less) in length, mainly used for basic horticulture tasks.<ref name="Nilles"/>