- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1850s
- Medium
- wood, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 18 × 1 1/2 × 4 15/16 in. (45.7 × 3.8 × 12.5 cm)
- Description
- A wood and metal cane knife with a curved wood handle. The blade is flat and curved into a hook. Blade is attached to handle by a nail and slightly curves around handle. Metal is coming detached from handle and is slightly corroded.
- Place collected
- Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment
- Topic
- Agriculture
- American South
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
- Object number
- 2014.312.104
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




