Wood 4.5 golf club used by Ethel Funches
date: label: Date
content: late 20th century
name: label: Used by
content: Ethel Funches, American, 1913 - 2010
notes: label: Description
content: A wood golf club used by Ethel Funches.
label: Description
content: The shaft is silver in color and is made out of metal. There is a black rubber grip at the top. The grip has short green diagonal lines going in both directions all around it. In the center there is a line drawing of an arrow-like shape. There is text going vertically down both sides of the arrow. On the proper right side of the arrow it reads [GRIP RITE] and on the proper left side it reads [SWING RITE]. There are grooved lines around the top of the grip and there are cracks in several different areas. There is a hole in the center of the top of the grip. There is an indented circle around it. It reads [GOLF (?)] above the circle and [MADE IN USA] below the circle. It reads [VICTORY] in an arc inside the circle.
label: Description
content: There are some scuffed rings going down the shaft. There is a black tapered piece of ribbed rubber around the bottom of the shaft. It is scratched and chipped.
label: Description
content: The head of the club is made of a dark wood. There are scuffs and scratches in several different areas, and the proper left side has wear and tear from where it hit the ball. The proper left side has a thick red stripe with a black circle in the center. It also has vertical grooved lines as well as some tan exposed wood. The proper left side is flat, since it is a right-handed golf club. There is a nail in the back of the head. There is also a metal section on the proper right side and top of the shaft with a nail in it.
label: Description
content: The underside of the head has scuffs and scratches on it. There is a piece of metal covering most of it. It has four (4) nails securing it to the wood. The metal has a bit of discoloring as well as some dents and scratches. There is test on the piece of metal, indented into it. It reads [PERSONAL / MODEL] with a small “b” shaped design. There is a “4 ½” to the proper right side of the text.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Golf
label: Topic
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grand Niece Angela Kenion-Wynn in Memory of Ethel P. Funches
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.249.4.4
objectType: label: Type
content: golf clubs (equipment)
label: Type
content: sports and athletic equipment
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, rubber, and ink
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2015.249.4.4 Wood 4 1/2): 43 × 2 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (109.2 × 6.4 × 8.9 cm)