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Sickle: hacking instrument; 29 in. l. used for cutting small bushes in clearing
Sickle: hacking instrument; 29 in. l. used for cutting small bushes in clearing
Object Number 973-42-50/11726
Display Title Sickle: hacking instrument; 29 in. l. used for cutting small bushes in clearing
Descriptions
Object Description Sickle: hacking instrument; 29 in. l. used for cutting small bushes in clearing unplowed land.
Inventory Description Tool, carved wooden handle, curved metal blade, partially wrapped, nailed to han
Classification
  • Agricultural
Department Ethnographic
Date 1972-1973
Culture
  • Machagalla
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia / Northern Wallega
Additional Geographic Terms Horo-Guduru; Lemu; Gidda-Kiramu
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 72 x 4.9 x 3.9 cm (28 3/8 x 1 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-42-50/11726

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