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Oxen Yoke

c. 1938

Hans Mangelsdorf

Associated Names

Hans Mangelsdorf

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a carved wooden ornament with an arc-shaped design, a central pointed feature, and a braided, looped decoration hanging beneath it. The color palette is composed of light and dark brown tones. The ornament is displayed in the middle of the canvas, against a plain, light background, with the wooden ring hanging in the center.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 17.8 x 33.5 cm (7 x 13 3/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.16298

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Hans Mangelsdorf

Wikidata ID

Q64573009

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