Letter opener for the Black Star Line
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1960
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Star Line, Ghanaian, 1957 - 1999
notes: label: Description
content: A letter opener carved from ebony wood with a depiction of Kwame Nkrumah at the figurehead terminal and a long, tapered blade with a warm patina. Imprinted into the proper right side of the blade are the words [SHIP WITH BLACK STAR LINE]. There are some nicks and other marks along the blade.
place: label: Place made
content: Ghana, West Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Transportation
label: Topic
content: Travel
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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: 2014.63.59
objectType: label: Type
content: letter openers
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: ebony
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 8 × 1 × 3/4 in. (20.3 × 2.5 × 1.9 cm)