Learn about enslavement, resistance, abolition and the struggle for freedom through biographies and historical records.
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2000-02-03
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGWoman and Child walking near tourists' camp. Original Carousel number, 13, slide number, 101.
1850-1950
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a small wooden bowl. Carved from a single piece of wood, the shallow bowl is roughly oval in shape. The wood is beginning to crack along one edge.
late 19th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA carved wood pestle. The wood is dark brown. The pestle has a small handle on one end while the other end is much thicker. A carved groove is at the end of the handle side of the pestle. The top of the pestle has several cracks and gouges.
mid 19th-mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wood plane. The plane has a wooden body and it is missing its blade and wedge. The cheek and eye have been carved out of the center of the body. The sides of the plane are squared, as is the heel and the toe. The handle is inserted into the hole near the…
mid 19th-mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wood plane. The plane has a wooden body and it is missing its blade and wedge. The cheek and eye have been carved out of the center of the body. The sides of the plane are slightly rounded, as is the heel. There is a large, drilled hole on the heel side…
mid 19th-mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wood plane. The plane has a dark wooden body, metal blade, and it is missing its wedge. The cheek and eye are carved out of the center of the body. The sides of the plane are squared, as is the heel and the toe. The arch-shaped handle projects from a…
1850-1950
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a wood spatula. It has a narrow, shallow oval shaped bowl that is only slightly wider than the handle.
1850-1950
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a wood spoon. It has a shallow bowl and a long handle. There is a small carved indentation around the perimeter of the handle just below the tip.
19th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis object is a poly-chrome, three-dimensional, woodcarving depicting a male slave trader figure holding an enslaved female figure in bondage, both standing on an elongated oval platform. Both figures are standing upright and facing the same direction…
19th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wooden drum covered with stretched leather hide that has been attached to drum body with nine wooden pegs. Two carved, anthropomorphized face motifs are on opposite sides of the upper half of the drum body. The edges of face motifs have been sealed with…
1900s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGWooden field cradle constructed from a light tone wood and metal nails. Cradle consists of four sides with two slightly curved pieces that serve as a rocking base. The longer sides of the cradle feature a long wood board. The shorter sides of the cradle…
mid 19th-mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wooden handle. The handle is elongated and has a rounded shaft that slightly widens at the base. The top of the handle is rounded. There is a large chip missing from the side of the handle near the top. Attached to the bottom of the handle is a black,…
mid 19th-mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA large wooden mallet. The mallet is banded on each side with metal rings. The rings are soldered at the top and held in place with three (3) metal rivets. One of the mallet faces is heavily cracked. The other face is also heavily cracked and also has…
mid 19th-mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wooden mallet or pestle carved from a single piece of wood. The tool is bell-shaped with the top that gradually widens from the shoulder to a flat, blunt, rounded striking end. There is a groove just below the shoulder and, below the groove, the wood…
19th or 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wooden paddle. The paddle has a rectangle blade. The tip of the blade has rounded corners and has a slightly curved tip. The throat and shaft of the paddle are the same diameter. The paddle has a pronounced grip.
19th or 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wooden paddle. The paddle has a carved triangular shaped blade. The carvings in the blade are a series of geometric patterns. The blade has a half circle and two parallel rectangles carved completely through it. One side of the blade has a large crack.…
19th or 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA long wooden paddle. The paddle has a long rectangular shaped blade. The tip of the blade has squared corners and a straight tip. The throat and shaft of the paddle are the same diameter. The paddle does not have a pronounced grip.
19th or 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA long wooden paddle. The paddle has a long tear drop shaped blade. The tip of the blade is pointed. A large crack is in the blade starting at the throat of the paddle. The throat and shaft of the paddle are the same diameter. The paddle has a pronounced grip.
mid 19th-mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wooden California peaches crate. The crate is rectangular in shape. One the elongated sides of the crate is a black ellipse shape with a black outlined banner across the center. The natural wood color text in the ellipse above and below the banner read…
mid 19th-mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA large wooden pestle. The pestle is carved from a single piece of wood. It is club-shaped with a wide, uniformly rounded top with a flat, blunt, striking end. The striking end is chipped around the edges and has some cracking on the striking surface. The…
1850-1869
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGHandcarved wooden pitchfork. Pitchfork has long wooden rod handle. Pitchfork's end has four (4) tines of approximately the same size. Pitchfork is carved from single piece of wood.
1890-1900
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wooden plow with a metal share. The plow has two handles and two braces. The handles have been painted red near the grips. The plow has a wooden beam that ends in a single hole for a hitch. The beam is attached to the handles with two flat metal rods.…
1880s-1890s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA long wooden rake, a dull medium brown in color. The head of the rake has four prongs, all pointing in same direction, connected to it. The head is then attached to the long handle of the rake with a metal bolt. Head of rake can shift against handle…
1850s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wooden seed shovel. Shovel consists of a round long handle and a slightly curved blade with rounded edges. Shovel of head has wear from use, as well as some cracking in the wood. Shovel's handle is also worn from use.
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