Accession No
E 1900.28 B
Description
Shurr shurr. Sickle with an iron blade and wooden handle. Blade is curved and has a serrated cutting edge; serration has largely worn away. Handle is cylindrical and is decorated with a faded pairs of lines near the blade end.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Helwan; Cairo; Buluk
Period
Source
Ogilvie, Frederick F. [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1900.28 B; MAA: AR 1901.1454
Cultural Affliation
Fellah [Felahin]
Material
Metal; Iron; Wood
Local Term
Shurr-shurr
Measurements
355mm
Events
Context (Acquisition Details)
Catalogue card for E 1900.28 A-B: 'Bought in Buluk, Cairo, 1900.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for E 1900.28 A-B: 'Two iron sickles (shurr shurr), a larger and a smaller, each with serrated cutting edge. Used by Fellahin.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Shurr shurr. Sickle with an iron blade and wooden handle. Blade is curved and has a serrated cutting edge; serration has largely worn away. Handle is cylindrical and is decorated with a faded pairs of lines near the blade end.
Event Date 15/11/2021
Author: Sam Daisley
FM:294262
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