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- Changing Exhibition Gallery
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- Objects in this Location
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- metal and wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 21 3/8 × 3 13/16 × 1 1/4 in. (54.3 × 9.7 × 3.1 cm)
- Description
- A short-handled sugar cane cutter with metal blade and wood handle. The metal blade is flat and wide at the head, tapering slightly towards the hilt. There is a hook protruding from the widest portion of the head of the blade. There are four metal nails in the wood handle. There are fragments of wood missing from the butt of the handle, exposing parts of the nails.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment
- Topic
- Agriculture
- American South
- Domestic life
- Labor
- Slavery
- Sugarcane
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.20.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




