- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
- Date
- mid 19th-mid 20th century
- Medium
- metal and wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 5/8 × 22 1/4 × 1 9/16 in. (4.1 × 56.5 × 4 cm)
- Description
- A butchering stick. The medium brown wooden stick is carved from a single piece of wood. It has an elongated, narrow, rounded shaft that tapers to blunt, carved points. At one end of the stick is an embedded flat head nail. A white paper sticker with black handwritten text adhered near the center of the stick reads [BUTCHERING STICK]. A small white accretion is also near the center of the stick.
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- clubs (weapons)
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Labor
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.23.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




