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Wood 4.5 golf club used by Ethel Funches

late 20th century

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A wood golf club used by Ethel Funches. The shaft is silver in color and is made out of metal. There is a black rubber grip at the top. The grip has short green diagonal lines going in both directions all around it. In the center there is a line drawing of an arrow-like shape. There is text going vertically down both sides of the arrow. On the proper right side of the arrow it reads [GRIP RITE] and on the proper left side it reads [SWING RITE]. There are grooved lines around the top of the grip and there are cracks in several different areas. There is a hole in the center of the top of the grip. There is an indented circle around it. It reads [GOLF (?)] above the circle and [MADE IN USA] below the circle. It reads [VICTORY] in an arc inside the circle.

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Catalog reference: 2015.249.4.4

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