Museum object · axes (tools)
Pickaxe head
mid 19th-mid 20th century
African American history · place not specified
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A metal pickaxe head. The pickaxe head is squared at the center with an ovular circular eye. The pickaxe has straight, tapered, identical picks on each side.
- Catalog date
- mid 19th-mid 20th century
- Recorded subjects
- African American; Agriculture; Labor; Slavery
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Sources & collection details
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗
Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: 2017.108.23.76
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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