Name/Title
Human YokeEntry/Object ID
1981.13.5.2Description
Yoke used for gathering sap. Wooden, stained red.
Included with this are a sap yoke (.2), two sap buckets (.3 + .4), this leather belt (.1) and two hooks (.5 + .6). Hand carved yoke with buckets in red stain/paint made by the grandfather of Dr. Herbert S. Carver of Marshfield when Herbert was a boy.
Belt is 72" long and 15/16" wide. It has buckle holes all along it, usually at 3/4" intervals.
The yoke is 37" long and 7 1/2" widest point. The under side is not painted. Edges worn with age and use. The buckets are both 10" dia at top, 11 3/4" at bottom and 10 1/2" high. The hooks are both 6 7/8" long and slightly different. .6 has a leather piece (part of a strap) on the ring end, it is also very rusty. .5 is silver colored metal and is flaking slightly, it also has the smaller hook of the two.Acquisition
Accession
1981.13Source or Donor
Tracy, Helen Prouty (1908-1999)Acquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Yoke, HumanNomenclature Sub-Class
Land Transportation AccessoriesNomenclature Class
Land Transportation T&ENomenclature Category
Category 07: Distribution & Transportation ObjectsDimensions
Width
7-1/2 inDepth
3-1/2 inLength
36 inRelationships
Related Places
Place
Town
CalaisCounty
Washington CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America