Prosthetic leg worn by Carl Brashear

14 cm 59.1 cm 27.9 cm

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A solid fiberglass prosthetic left leg (including below knee, calf, ankle), and foot. The leg, or laminated frame, is a light brown, with a calf-high black sock taped up around the calf with black tape. The top of the leg, or frame, is cut to fit around the knee (cut lower in...

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2014.66.5
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Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Carl Brashear Foundation
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