DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Plow

NamePlow

Date18th - 19th Century

Place madeTaos Region, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumWood, iron

Dimensions2 m overall; Tongue 1 m 47 cm long; Share 76 cm long.

Credit LineGift of the Historical Society of New Mexico

Object numberA5.1957.27

DescriptionOld style wooden plough in three parts. Tongue of rounded pine, attached to share with wooden wedges. Guide handle of curved hickory (?) may not be original but is well weathered. The cut down knob in front of the present guide handle looks as if this plough originally was one of those made from a forked branch so that share and handle were from one piece of wood. When this broke off the present handle appears to have been put on right at the back of the share.