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Poke
- Material
- WOOD-UNKNOWN;
- Description
- Handmade wooden animal poke. This poke consists of piece of wood shaped into a Y. A 35 cm long piece of wood is attached to the arms of the Y by a bolt and this added piece of wood has bark on one side.
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- ANIMAL HUSBANDRY TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- Handmade wooden animal poke. This poke consists of piece of wood shaped into a Y. A 35 cm long piece of wood is attached to the arms of the Y by a bolt and this added piece of wood has bark on one side.
- History Of Use
- Wooden animal poke, presumably for cattle. Devices of this type were attached to the head of an animal to prevent the animal from getting into mischief.
- Material
- WOOD-UNKNOWN;
- Height
- 137.5
- Width
- 13.5
- Length
- 35
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1991.159.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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