- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1920s
- Medium
- wood with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 38 3/4 × 7 1/16 × 2 1/2 in. (98.5 × 18 × 6.4 cm)
- Description
- Wooden prosthetic leg or "peg leg," consisting of four variously shaped pieces of wood connected using metal bolts. Bottom of leg is flat and rectangular. On one side of leg is a long piece of wood that has carved notches at top. On opposite site of leg there is a shorter piece of wood with oval holes drilled at top.
- Cultural Place
- Georgia, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
- Classification
- Accessories and Personal Effects
- Type
- crutches
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
- Object number
- 2014.312.292
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




