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Wooden prosthetic leg
Object Details
- Description
- Wooden prosthetic leg or "peg leg," consisting of four variously shaped pieces of wood connected using metal bolts. Bottom of leg is flat and rectangular. On one side of leg is a long piece of wood that has carved notches at top. On opposite site of leg there is a shorter piece of wood with oval holes drilled at top.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Date
- 1920s
- Object number
- 2014.312.292
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- crutches
- Medium
- wood with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 38 3/4 × 7 1/16 × 2 1/2 in. (98.5 × 18 × 6.4 cm)
- Cultural Place
- Georgia, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Accessories and Personal Effects
- Topic
- African American
- Folklife
- Medicine
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.312.292
- Usage
- CC0
