Wooden mallet
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 wooden mallet. The head of the mallet is cylindrical with beveled striking surfaces. The handle of the mallet is carved wood. The top of the handle narrows into a peg at the end that is inserted through the mallet head. The bottom of the mallet tapers outward and the tip of the handle is rounded. One striking surface is slightly damaged half-moon-shaped dents and the other side is heavily dented with half-moon shapes.
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: 2017.108.23.51
objectType: label: Type
content: mallets (tools)
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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 11 9/16 × 4 1/4 × 2 3/16 in. (29.3 × 10.8 × 5.5 cm)