- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Date
- 18th-19th century
- Medium
- iron
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 1/8 × 5/8 × 3 5/8 in. (13 × 1.6 × 9.2 cm)
- Description
- An iron shrub hook. The tool is J-shaped. It has a narrow, squared metal handle that tapers into a diagonal, squared point at the bottom. The top the handle is molded into a curved hook on one side and has stepped on the back side. The hook tapers at the point. The sides of the hook are molded and concave. The bottom of the hook is curved slightly to one side and is covered in white accretions. A white painted rectangle with black, hand painted text on the side of the handle near the hook attachment point reads [R329].
- 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
- 2017.108.23.81
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




