Debarking tool head
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: The debarking tool, or scratcher head, is constructed from iron. It is roughly J-shaped with a squared metal hook that ends in a rounded tip. The hook is attached to an oval tube with a V-shape cutout near the attachment point. The bottom edge of the attachment has a straight cutting edge.
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: 2017.108.23.60
objectType: label: Type
content: barkers
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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 15/16 × 2 3/16 × 6 5/16 in. (7.5 × 5.5 × 16 cm)