Created by
Unidentified
Date
1820-1850
Medium
wood, metal
Dimensions
67 3/4 × 3 × 11 in. (172.1 × 7.6 × 27.9 cm)
Description
A long handcarved wooden handle with metal flat axe head, used as a potato axe. Handle is a lighter wood, that tapers to a point at the end opposite the axe head. Metal head, uneven surface texture, resembling a propeller, has a hole on one end that the wooden handle sticks through. Top of wooden handle that goes through metal head is painted to match metal on top. Metal handle comes off side with a flat head, rectangular with rounded edges (like a fan blade).
Place collected
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Tools and Equipment
Type
axes (tools)
Topic
Agriculture
Slavery
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
Object number
2014.312.14
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51da6e449-ba78-4476-97e0-bb4ea0b29bea

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