Axe
- On View
- Power of Place Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1820-1850
- Medium
- wood, metal
- Dimensions
- 36 1/4 × 7 1/2 × 2 in. (92.1 × 19.1 × 5.1 cm)
- Description
- A handcarved wooden handle with metal axe head. Handle is spotty in color, with lighter and darker (almost tie-dye like) throughout (possibly front staining or being worn - do not believe it is inherent to the wood itself). Wooden handle is uneven in cut, with notches in wood present. The toe/heel of the handle is flat. The metal head, uneven surface texture, has a hole on one end that the wooden handle sticks through (wedge). Metal head and bit are upright, parallel with the handle.
- 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
- American South
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
- Object number
- 2014.312.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.