Rice sickle with wooden handle
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 rice sickle with a wooden handle. The sickle has a short, wooden handle with a curved grip and a rounded base. Carved on the side of the handle are the letters [W Y]. The blade is J-shaped with a serrated interior edge. Stamped on the blade near the handle is a mark that reads [MADE IN / ENGLAND]. The blade's tang protrudes from the bottom of the handle. Attached to the blade is a white paper tag with handwritten, black ink text that reads [SICKLE].
place: label: Place made
content: England
label: Place used
content: United States
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Rice farming
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: 2017.108.23.4
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: iron and wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 13 3/4 × 16 1/16 × 1 3/16 in. (35 × 40.8 × 3 cm)