Wooden paddle
date: label: Date
content: 19th or 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A wooden paddle. The short paddle has a narrow blade only slightly larger than the shaft. The throat and shaft of the paddle are the same diameter and the paddle lacks a pronounced grip.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.108.27.5
objectType: label: Type
content: paddles (watercraft 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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 37 3/8 × 4 3/4 × 1 7/8 in. (95 × 12 × 4.8 cm)