Sickle

Description

Sickle with double-edged bird's head blade of iron and wooden handle bound with copper wire: Africa, Northern Africa, Sudan, Bahr-el-Ghazal, Rohl, Azande people

Museum reference

A.1908.306.20

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Sickle

Production information

Unknown
Rohl, Bahr-el-Ghazal, Sudan, Northern Africa

Style / Culture

Azande

Materials

Iron, Wood, Wire, copper

Physical description

Double-edged bird's head iron blade; wooden handle bound with copper wire

Exhibitions

• Window on the World (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

national museum of scotland »
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window on the world