Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

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Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

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Brevets

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Description générale

WOOD; 2 METAL NAILS

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

132,0 cm

Largeur

16,0 cm

Hauteur

22,0 cm

Épaisseur

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Poids

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Diamètre

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Volume

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Lexique

Groupe

Transports terrestres non motorisés

Catégorie

Traction animale

Sous-catégorie

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Fabricant

Ou

Inconnu

Pays

Canada

État/province

Nova Scotia

Ville

Inconnu

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Nouvelle-Écosse

Période

THIS YOKE USED PRIOR TO EARLY 1960S. THIS STYLE OR DESIGN BELIEVED USED C. 1870S+

Canada

STYLE OF YOKE BUILT AND USED BY FRENCH SETTLERS IN NOVA SCOTIA. HISTORICALLY, IT WAS COMMON FOR THE TEAMSTER OR A MEMBER OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO MAKE OX YOKES: THIS TRADITION IS STILL PRACTICED IN NS, LARGELY TO KEEP SKILLS ALIVE IN FARMING COMMUNITY. SPARE YOKES WERE PRODUCED FOR TOURISTS C. 1930S-1960S BY FARMERS/TEAMSTERS IN ORDER TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR REGULAR INCOME. THOUGH STILL MADE BY SMALL ENTREPRENEURS, YOKES ARE NO LONGER PRODUCED FOR THE TOURIST TRADE, DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF RAW MATERIALS AND LABOUR. (REF. 1)

Fonction

USED TO SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY HARNESS OXEN TO A PLOW, CART OR OTHER DEVICE, AND TO CONTROL OR DIRECT THEIR MOVEMENTS.

Technique

RATHER THAN RESTING ON THE ANIMALS' SHOULDERS, THIS STYLE OF YOKE SAT ON THE OX'S HEAD IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE HORNS. THE YOKE WASHELD IN PLACE BY TWO LEATHER STRAPS ONE OF WHICH WRAPS AROUND EACH OF THE HORNS; THE ENDS FIT INTO THE SLITS IN THE WOOD NEAR THE ENDS OF THE YOKE. (REF. 1)

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

"DIAMOND" and "SPARK" handpainted in black on top surface of yoke.

Manque

NONE.

Fini

YOKE PAINTED BRIGHT RED; NAMES OF OXEN PAINTED IN BLACK ON TOP SURFACE.

Décoration

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