Museum object · Slavery and Freedom Objects
Draw hoe blade fragment
mid 19th-mid 20th century
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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 fragment of a draw hoe blade. The blade has a thick, rounded, vertical metal eye that sits at the back of the blade. The blade has rounded sides. The front edge of the blade is missing. The remaining fragment of the front blade edge is heavily rusted, uneven, and roughly straight. Two (2) holes have rusted through the flat surface of the blade.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2017.108.23.80
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