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 tear drop shaped blade. The tip of the blade is pointed. A large crack is in the blade starting at the throat of the paddle. The throat and shaft of the paddle are the same diameter. The paddle has 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: 2017.108.27.4
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: 91 3/4 × 9 5/8 × 1 9/16 in. (233 × 24.5 × 4 cm)