Bale hook
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 two prong bale hook. The hook is constructed from metal and has a wooden handle. The hook projects perpendicularly from the bottom center of the handle and is held in place with a metal washer at the top of the handle. On the sides of the handle have two carved X shapes.
place: label: Place used
content: United States
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: 2017.108.23.58
objectType: label: Type
content: hooks (object genre)
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: iron and wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 8 7/16 × 4 15/16 × 2 3/8 in. (21.4 × 12.6 × 6 cm)