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name: handheld sickle
image: "https://assets.0xhoneyjar.xyz/Mibera/traits/SS3_milady_Handheld%20Sickle.webp"
archetype: Milady
swag_score: 3
date_added: "2024-07-10"
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# handheld sickle

## Visual Elements

a small sickle.

## Cultural Context

References the honey hunting tradition of Nepal's Gurung people, who use sickles to harvest honeycomb from towering cliff faces in the Annapurna mountain ranges. The Gurung descend on handmade rope ladders and cut the combs from jagged overhangs using long poles with sickle blades. In spring, the honey contains grayanotoxin from rhododendron flowers, producing intoxicating and hallucinogenic effects — known as "mad honey."

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## Justification

The physical tool that connects the mad honey item to the dangerous cliff-face harvesting ritual behind it.
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**Dominant Colors:** dark grey and dark brown
**Archetype:** milady
**Swag Score:** 3
**Date Added:** 2024-07-10
**Introduced By:** Jani
**Sources:**
- https://discord.com/channels/1133935527855399053/1159942540150194255/11599450860423
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=F6e6VRZlCyRt9288&t=952&v=wDOvmhqvIA8&feature=you