Tribal art metal implement
date: label: Date
content: mid 19th-mid 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
notes: label: Description
content: A tribal art metal implement. The implement is constructed from two pieces of metal a tanged blade and socket. The tang of the blade is embedded in the wooden handle fragment inside the socket. The wooden handle in the socket extend just slightly below the socket where is broken off. The socket is constructed from a metal sheet that has been wrapped around the wood, with the overlapping edges crimped into place. The head of the implement is flat and crescent-shaped on top; with one side a long, pointed pick, and the other, a blade with a thick heel and a curved cutout at the blade edge. The blade edge curves into a sharp pick.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
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: 2017.108.23.70
objectType: label: Type
content: 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: 10 9/16 × 13 7/8 × 7/8 in. (26.8 × 35.3 × 2.2 cm)