Culling hammer
date: label: Date
content: 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: An oyster hammer with a metal head and wood handle. The handle is stained a dark brown and is cracked near the head of the hammer. The handle also has several small holes in it. The handle fits into an eye on the hammer head and is attached with a metal rivet on the side and a nail at top. A circular wedge is also inserted into the handle through the eye of the hammer head. The head has a short face and a long, straight single claw.
place: label: Place used
content: Maryland, United States, Chesapeake Bay, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Foodways
label: Topic
content: Labor
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Exhibition
content: Cultural Expressions
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
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: 2013.195.5
objectType: label: Type
content: hammers (percussion beaters)
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, wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 12 13/16 × 5 1/2 × 1 3/16 in. (32.5 × 14 × 3 cm)