Paring knife with a wooden handle
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 paring knife with a wooden handle. The knife has a short blade and a two-piece wooden handle with the full tang sandwiched in between that is held in place with three (3) rivets. The handle is light brown, has a slightly curved back, two (2) finger grips on the bottom, and a rounded butt. Attached is a white paper and metal tag with black, handwritten text that reads, [AHAI / Primitive / Knife] on the front and [WJ] on the back.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
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: 2017.108.23.6
objectType: label: Type
content: knives (cutting 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 and wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 7 7/8 × 1 × 3/4 in. (20 × 2.6 × 1.9 cm)