Rice sickle from Awendaw, South Carolina

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A rice sickle with a wooden handle. The sickle has a short, wooden handle with a curved grip and a slightly bulbous base. The top of the handle is diagonally cut. The blade is J-shaped with a serrated interior edge. The blade's tang is embedded in the top of the handle.

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