Wedge golf club used by Ethel Funches
date: label: Date
content: late 20th century
name: label: Used by
content: Ethel Funches, American, 1913 - 2010
notes: label: Description
content: A wedge golf club used by Ethel Funches.
label: Description
content: The shaft is silver in color and is made out of metal. There is a black rubber grip at the top. The grip has short grey diagonal lines going in both directions all around it. In the center there is a line drawing of an arrow-like shape. There is text going vertically down both sides of the arrow. On the proper right side of the arrow it reads [GRIP RITE] and on the proper left side it reads [SWING RITE]. There is a hole in the center of the top of the grip. There is a grey indented circle around it. It reads [GOLF PRIDE] above the circle and [MADE IN USA] below the circle. It reads [VICTORY] in an arc inside the circle with a small star.
label: Description
content: There are some scuffs in several areas on the shaft of the club. There are two blue stripes around the base of the shaft with a thick black area underneath.
label: Description
content: The head of the club is made of metal. It is almost rectangular in shape but has rounded corners. There are scuffs and scratches in several different areas. The proper right side has a text which reads [Power Bilt] with a lightning bolt. The text is raised inside of a hollow, textured area. The word [STAINLESS] is engraved vertically up the top of the head. The proper left side is flat, since it is a right-handed club. There is an engraved “SW” and the word “Countess” is also engraved.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Golf
label: Topic
content: Sports
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Exhibition
content: Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grand Niece Angela Kenion-Wynn in Memory of Ethel P. Funches
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.249.4.7
objectType: label: Type
content: golf clubs (equipment)
label: Type
content: sports and athletic 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: steel alloy, rubber, and ink
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2015.249.4.7 Wedge): 35 1/2 × 1 1/4 × 3 1/2 in. (90.2 × 3.2 × 8.9 cm)