Wooden paddle
date: label: Date
content: 19th or 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A long wooden paddle. The paddle has a long rectangular shaped blade. The tip of the blade has squared corners and a straight tip. The throat and shaft of the paddle are the same diameter. The paddle does not have 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: 2017.108.27.3
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: 89 3/4 × 5 7/8 × 2 3/16 in. (228 × 15 × 5.5 cm)