Yoke

Note: The following text is taken from a 19th-century collection catalog and, in its language and perspective, partially reflects colonial thought patterns. We present the text in its original version to make the collection's history transparent and promote a critical examination of the colonial legacy. Certain terms and formulations may be perceived as problematic today. A 2009 research project concluded that most descriptions are factually correct and still usable; only a few details were found to be inaccurate or incorrect. The results of this project were published in the following collection catalog: khm-wmw-tm-library.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1457155265"516 - 517. Yoke - "Adjowa" This simple yoke is made from a heavy, two-meter long beam which rests on the necks of the buffalo; in the middle there is a rope "paradjo", which fastens the yoke to the shaft of the plough. The neck of the buffalo is stuck between two meter-long sticks which are inserted vertically through the beam, called "sangila", and are fastened underneath the neck with a rope, "Sampang"."Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 129). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller