Yoke, Neck
- Object Name:
- Yoke, Neck
- Creator:
- Unidentified
- Date:
- 1850-1900
- Dimensions:
- W-76 L-95 inches
7" at widest point - Description:
- A handmade yoke (used to carry sap buckets) carved from a single piece of pine. From each tapered end extend strips of rawhide, two on each side, which are knotted in the midde, one end has new rawhide. The strips are 14 1/2" long. At the end of the strips are 2 crooks of branch which have hooks at the ends to wrap the rawhide around. The hooks are natural joints in the branches. There is a rounded out area to go around the neck and it is carved out on the inside to fit over one's shoulders. Excellent conditon.
- Subjects:
- Yokes, Maple sugar industry, Tools
- Collection Name:
- Tool
- Item Number:
- 1982.20.01
- Accession Number:
- 1982.20.01
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
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- Participating Organization:
- New London Historical Society
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