Rice Harvesting Tool

Crescentic blade with spiralled tips recurved to cutting edge; rectangular tang at center of back inserted through round brass disc with notched edges into light pinkish wood handle; central portion spindle-shaped; one end a cock's head with black and red seed eyes (one missing); triangular "feather tips" carved onto neck of spindle-body near head; other end flat, long, ovoid disc. "Rice cutter"

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Identifier

134,924_50-49-1379

Origin

Philippine Islands|Northern Luzon (Amburayan)

Materials

Metal|Wood|Seed

Physical Dimensions

20.3 cm long 10.2 cm wide

Provenance

Purchased from Misses Elizabeth H. Metcalf and Sarah S. Metcalf, 1950

Display status

Not on display

Official Website

http://www.penn.museum/collections/object/134924

Collection

Penn Museum

Source

Record accessed in February 2021
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“Rice Harvesting Tool,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 29, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/4649.

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