Broadaxe head
date: label: Date
content: mid 19th-mid 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
notes: label: Description
content: A metal broadaxe head for hewing. The axe blade is curved cutting edge that ends in a rounded point at the top and a squared edge on the bottom. At the axe eye are lugs at the top and bottom that are slightly pointed. The eye ring is ovular in shape. An associated round paper tag with an aluminum edge has black ink text on the front that reads [Commonly us[ed?] / [o?]n PLANTATION / GEORGIA] on the front and [[BR?]OAD AX / USED FOR HEWIN[G?] / [L?]O[G?]S INTO SQUA[RE?] / [---?] USED to / FLOOD[?] SA[---?].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
label: Topic
content: Labor
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: 2017.108.23.40
objectType: label: Type
content: axes (tools)
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: metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 11 5/8 × 7 13/16 × 1 9/16 in. (29.5 × 19.8 × 4 cm)