Created by
Unidentified
Date
1850-1869
Medium
wood
Dimensions
3 × 71 × 8 in. (7.6 × 180.3 × 20.3 cm)
Description
Handcarved wooden pitchfork. Pitchfork has long wooden rod handle. Pitchfork's end has four (4) tines of approximately the same size. Pitchfork is carved from single piece of wood.
Place collected
Camden County, Georgia, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Tools and Equipment
Type
pitchforks
Topic
Agriculture
Slavery
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
Object number
2014.312.20
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53e5ed047-370a-44dc-81fd-bca7ceb5b502

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