Yoke
device · 4000 BC · Stone Age
A harness for a pair of oxen.
What it is made of
- Wooden yoke beam — has part. A crossbeam across the necks of two oxen.
- Yoke bows — has part. Bows that go around the animals’ necks.
- Draft pole — has part. It transfers the pull to the plough or cart.
Principles and materials it uses
- Wood — is made of. A yoke is a wooden beam.
- Domestication — uses. A yoke is put on tamed oxen.
Where it is used
- Plough — is used in. It was pulled by oxen in a yoke.
What it is a kind of
- Horse collar — is a kind of. A harness for oxen.