This straining spoon, possibly made of copper, has a wide, almost flat bowl perforated with small holes punctured in concentric circles. It has a long straight handle formed from a sheet of metal that has been folded over upon itself many times to form a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.20.7
This is a mixed media collage by Juan Sánchez as a tribute to his ancestors. The collage is placed on a wood panel which was first laid with a gray, textured background. Covering the gray background are large, red circles, resembling blood drops or…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.71.1
This silkscreen print depicts four men gathered around a table. Three of the men stand facing the viewer, while the fourth sits with his back to the viewer. He uses his left hand to point at a map on the table between them. There is a short candle burning…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2008.12.8
String of large, squarish amber beads with four round, silver metal beads. The beads are arranged in series of five large amber beads with a metal bead in between. On one side, the two series of five large amber beads are separated by two smaller, oval…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.182.71
String of brown, blue, and white disc-shaped beads. The brown beads are faded. The some of the blue beads have red and dark blue stripes. The white beads have dark blue stripes.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.182.60
A string of cowrie shells. There are sixty (60) tan and yellow colored cowrie shells on a string composed of multiple natural-colored strands twisted together. The shells do not create a distinct pattern and they are oriented on the string in varying…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.182.59
Beads of variety of sizes and shapes with varying patterns and colors. No two beads on this string are the same. The majority of the beads have a yellow background with varying green, red, blue and white patterns. Some beads are disk-shaped while others…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.182.62
Strand of large, disc-shaped beads made of red coral. The beads are uniform in size and shape except for two oblong-shapped beads. Many of the beads are chipped or faded from wear.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.182.73
A short-handled sugar cane cutter with metal blade and wood handle. The metal blade is flat and wide at the head, tapering slightly towards the hilt. There is a hook protruding from the widest portion of the head of the blade. There are four metal nails in…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.20.3
A document summarizing the procedure and sale of four enslaved persons, identified as [Banks, aged thirty years, Kitty aged nineteen and her child Lizzy aged three years, Octavo aged ten years], at auction from the estate of James Holly to his son, John D.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.26.9
