- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Date
- 18th-19th century
- Medium
- iron
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 9 1/4 × 13/16 × 5 13/16 in. (23.5 × 2 × 14.7 cm)
- Description
- An iron shrub hook. The tool is J-shaped. It has a narrow, squared metal handle that tapers into a sharp spike at the bottom. The spike is slightly crooked. The top the handle is attached to a sharp, curved hook on one side and is stepped on the back side. The hook tapers at each end and is wide and flat in the center. A white painted rectangle with black, hand painted text on the side of the handle near the hook attachment point reads [R328].
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Labor
- Skilled labor
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.23.64
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




