Created by
Unidentified
Date
1870s
Medium
wood with metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 47 1/4 × 5 3/8 × 4 in. (120 × 13.7 × 10.2 cm)
Description
Wooden clothes pounder consisting of a tapered blunt end of wood connected to a long thin rod handle. Wood is cracking.
Place collected
Camden County, Georgia, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Type
equipment for costume
Topic
Domestic life
Folklife
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
Object number
2014.312.295
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57e153993-45cf-4960-8e49-350e1774774e

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