Scythe
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 scythe with a wooden snath, or handle. The scythe’s metal blade is elongated and curved with a deep notch on the blade edge close to the neck. The blade has been repaired with a thin piece of metal attached to the side of the blade. The side of the blade has three (3) raised lines. The blade is attached to the top of the handle to a thick metal hafting collar that wraps around the top of the handle, held in place with a metal bolt and washer. One side of the collar has an elongated U-shape plate with three rectangular slots that is braced against the scythe shaft. A ring loops through the collar on the elongated side. The scythe tang has been threaded through the ring and inserted into the top right of the three rectangular slots. Directly below the tang is a light patch of scored wood. The handle shaft is rounded, has a natural curve near the center, and tapers near the bottom.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Slavery
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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: 2017.108.23.18
objectType: label: Type
content: scythes
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: 58 7/16 × 29 5/16 × 6 1/2 in. (148.5 × 74.5 × 16.5 cm)