Museum object · Tools and Equipment
Yoke for harnassing a cow
1850s
Camden County, Georgia, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
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.
Wood cow yoke with tan rope loop. Wood of yoke is constructed of four pieces of wood nailed together. Metal nails are sticking out and slightly rusted. Several holes drilled in to wood at opposite end of nails. Tan rope is threaded through one of the drilled holes. Wood has cracking and wear throughout.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2014.312.102
