Wooden crutch

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 crutch consisting of four pieces of wood held together with metal nails. Length of crutch is a single piece of wood split and warped to accomodate two pieces of wood in between the split that function as handles. Final piece of wood caps the crutch and is is curved to accomodate the underarm. Wood is cracked and worn, and metal is rusted.

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