Wooden paddle
date: label: Date
content: 19th or 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A wooden paddle. The paddle has a carved triangular shaped blade. The carvings in the blade are a series of geometric patterns. The blade has a half circle and two parallel rectangles carved completely through it. One side of the blade has a large crack. The tip of the blade is pointed. The shaft of the paddle has a thick hand grip half way between the blade and the grip that also has geometric designs carved into it. The grip of the paddle at the end is also decoratively carved. It has four half circles carved completely through it. Geometric designs are carved between the half circles. The grip is carved into a point at the end.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.108.27.2
objectType: label: Type
content: paddles (watercraft equipment)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 57 1/2 × 5 5/16 × 1 in. (146 × 13.5 × 2.5 cm)