- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Date
- late 19th century
- Medium
- wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 15/16 × 2 15/16 × 16 3/4 in. (5 × 7.5 × 42.5 cm)
- Description
- A light brown wooden shuttle. The shuttle is diamond shaped and has a hollowed-out portion at center. A piece of wood with knobs on either end is inside the hollowed-out area. The piece of wood is shaped like a barbell. The wooden piece is attached to the shuttle by a wooden joint. A wooden cheek is on either end of the barbell shaped piece of wood and the mortise is cut out of the shuttle. On either side of the hollowed-out area is a hole carved into the shuttle. The back of the shuttle where the hollowed-out area is cracked and loose.
- Place used
- Lena, Hampton County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Topic
- Domestic life
- Labor
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.25.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




