Hook

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 small metal hook. The hook is rough textured. The hooked tip ends in a sharp point. A white painted rectangle with black, hand painted text on the side near the center reads [R236].

Catalog date

18th-19th century

Recorded places

Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Recorded subjects

African American; Labor; Skilled labor; Slavery

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