Wooden crutch
date: label: Date
content: 1920s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A crutch consisting of four pieces of wood held together with metal nails. Length of crutch is a single piece of wood split and warped to accomodate two pieces of wood in between the split that function as handles. Final piece of wood caps the crutch and is is curved to accomodate the underarm. Wood is cracked and worn, and metal is rusted.
place: label: Cultural Place
content: Georgia, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Folklife
label: Topic
content: Medicine
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.312.293
objectType: label: Type
content: crutches
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 , metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 49 1/8 × 7 7/8 × 1 15/16 in. (124.7 × 20 × 5 cm)