Knife for cutting sugarcane
date: label: Date
content: 1850s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A wood and metal cane knife with a curved wood handle. The blade is flat and curved into a hook. Blade is attached to handle by a nail and slightly curves around handle. Metal is coming detached from handle and is slightly corroded.
place: label: Place collected
content: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
label: Topic
content: American South
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, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.312.104
objectType: label: Type
content: knives (cutting 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, metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 18 × 1 1/2 × 4 15/16 in. (45.7 × 3.8 × 12.5 cm)