Sickle
date: label: Date
content: mid 19th-mid 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
notes: label: Description
content: A rusted sickle with a carved wooden handle. The sickle has a short, wooden handle with a carved handle. The tang is longer than the handle and protrudes from the base. It is curved slightly upwards. The dark brown handle is heavily split from the bottom to the top on one side. There is a round, white accretion near the bottom of the handle. The blade is J-shaped and tapers to a point near the top.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.108.23.37
objectType: label: Type
content: sickles
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal and wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 14 3/4 × 8 3/8 × 1 1/16 in. (37.5 × 21.3 × 2.7 cm)