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Antique Shoulder Yoke

Early 20th Century Shoulder Rice Carrying Yoke with Bamboo and Rattan Baskets
Early 20th Century Shoulder Rice Carrying Yoke with Bamboo and Rattan Baskets

Early 20th Century Shoulder Rice Carrying Yoke with Bamboo and Rattan Baskets

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Chinese rice carrying shoulder wooden yoke pole from the early 20th century, with hand-woven rattan baskets and bamboo accents.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Shoulder Yoke

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Wood, Rattan, Bamboo

Italian Country Woman Costume Print, Pavia Peasant Dress, 1749
Italian Country Woman Costume Print, Pavia Peasant Dress, 1749

Italian Country Woman Costume Print, Pavia Peasant Dress, 1749

Located in Langweer, NL

The composition portrays a rural woman carrying baskets of produce suspended from a shoulder yoke, offering a vivid glimpse into agricultural life and vernacular fashion of Renaissan...

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Mid-18th Century British Antique Shoulder Yoke

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Paper

South Indian Laborers Carrying Goods – Paëni Caori and Cachi Caori, 1806
South Indian Laborers Carrying Goods – Paëni Caori and Cachi Caori, 1806

South Indian Laborers Carrying Goods – Paëni Caori and Cachi Caori, 1806

Located in Langweer, NL

On the left, the Paëni Caori carries a balanced load suspended from an elegantly curved wooden yoke resting across his shoulders. The load includes a chair-like frame and a bundle, p...

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Early 1800s French Antique Shoulder Yoke

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Paper

Dutch Regional Costumes – North Holland and Zuyderzee Figures, c.1845
Dutch Regional Costumes – North Holland and Zuyderzee Figures, c.1845

Dutch Regional Costumes – North Holland and Zuyderzee Figures, c.1845

Located in Langweer, NL

He gestures toward two women walking past: one in a dark blue jacket over a golden skirt, the other in a richly detailed red-bodiced dress with a white lace cap, carrying a small keg...

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1840s French Antique Shoulder Yoke

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Paper

17th Century Dutch Delft Tile with Decoration of a Dutch Milkman
17th Century Dutch Delft Tile with Decoration of a Dutch Milkman

17th Century Dutch Delft Tile with Decoration of a Dutch Milkman

Located in AMSTERDAM, NH

The Netherlands Circa 1630 – 1650 A finely painted blue and white Dutch Delft tile with the decoration of the milkman, carrying two buckets of milk with a yoke on his shoulders. The...

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1630s Dutch Baroque Antique Shoulder Yoke

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

19th-Century French Bronze Sculpture of a Water Carrier
19th-Century French Bronze Sculpture of a Water Carrier

19th-Century French Bronze Sculpture of a Water Carrier

Located in Atlanta, GA

This exquisite 19th-century French bronze sculpture portrays a young woman gracefully balancing two ornate water buckets suspended from a yoke across her shoulders. The artist’s meti...

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19th Century French Antique Shoulder Yoke

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Bronze

Mexican Water Carrier and Potter – Hand-Colored Engraving, Énault, 1867
Mexican Water Carrier and Potter – Hand-Colored Engraving, Énault, 1867

Mexican Water Carrier and Potter – Hand-Colored Engraving, Énault, 1867

Located in Langweer, NL

On the left, the water carrier is heavily burdened, with a large water container strapped to his back and smaller jugs suspended from a wooden yoke across his shoulders. His posture ...

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1860s French Antique Shoulder Yoke

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Paper

A Malaysian Girl Carrying Goods by Karl Joseph Brodtmann, 1836
A Malaysian Girl Carrying Goods by Karl Joseph Brodtmann, 1836

A Malaysian Girl Carrying Goods by Karl Joseph Brodtmann, 1836

Located in Langweer, NL

Description: The lithograph depicts a Malaysian girl carrying two baskets on a bamboo or wooden yoke balanced across her shoulders, a method common in many parts of Southeast Asia ...

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1830s Antique Shoulder Yoke

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Paper

Late 19th to Early 20th Century Sedan Chair Miniature Table Top Display Cabinet
Late 19th to Early 20th Century Sedan Chair Miniature Table Top Display Cabinet

Late 19th to Early 20th Century Sedan Chair Miniature Table Top Display Cabinet

Located in San Francisco, CA

Larger litters, for example those of the Chinese emperors, may resemble small rooms upon a platform borne upon the shoulders of a dozen or more people. To most efficiently carry a li...

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Late 19th Century English Rococo Antique Shoulder Yoke

Materials

Wood

Edwardian French Night Gown, Upcycled Studio VL
Edwardian French Night Gown, Upcycled Studio VL

Edwardian French Night Gown, Upcycled Studio VL

By Leslie Chin x Studio VL, Mark Walsh Leslie Chin

Located in New York, NY

Fits S-M-L depending most on shoulder and sleeve measures. Sleeve yoke 7", total sleeve 28"

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1890s French Antique Shoulder Yoke

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Set Of Three Antique Chinese Shoulder Yokes
Set Of Three Antique Chinese Shoulder Yokes

Set Of Three Antique Chinese Shoulder Yokes

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A set of three wooden Chinese handcarved shoulder yokes for carrying goods or water. Used throughout China, these custom fabricated sticks show the wear and tear from the ropes that ...

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19th Century Chinese Antique Shoulder Yoke

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Wood

English "Painted Face" Silk Needlework of a Water Woman
English "Painted Face" Silk Needlework of a Water Woman

English "Painted Face" Silk Needlework of a Water Woman

Located in Wells, ME

Superb English "painted face" silk needlework of an urban scene with a woman with yoke on her shoulders dispensing water to two small children, silk and watercolor on silk with the o...

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19th Century English Antique Shoulder Yoke

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Silk

Antique Pair Oil on Canvas Venetian Market Paintings by Luigi Pastega 19th C
Antique Pair Oil on Canvas Venetian Market Paintings by Luigi Pastega 19th C

Antique Pair Oil on Canvas Venetian Market Paintings by Luigi Pastega 19th C

Located in London, GB

The paintings delightfully present busy Venetian maket sellers, one with a shoulder yoke, the other by a market stall, and both are signed by the artist lowe right.

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1880s Italian Antique Shoulder Yoke

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

1891-1911 Chinese World's Fair Souvenir Mud Man Figure
1891-1911 Chinese World's Fair Souvenir Mud Man Figure

1891-1911 Chinese World's Fair Souvenir Mud Man Figure

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Wonderfully expressive face; dressed in green robe with yellow trim. He carries a shoulder yoke with giant peach on one side and a huge coin on the other. 3.75" h., 3 1/8" w., 1 5/8"...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Shoulder Yoke

Materials

Ceramic

An evening kimono Dolman by Paul Poiret, based on Raoul Dufy Circa 1915
An evening kimono Dolman by Paul Poiret, based on Raoul Dufy Circa 1915

An evening kimono Dolman by Paul Poiret, based on Raoul Dufy Circa 1915

By Paul Poiret

Located in Toulon, FR

Loose-fitting cape with kimono sleeves in black duchess satin, contrasting with the fuchsia and black printed satin lining created by Raoul Dufy for Paul Poiret. Shoulder yoke extend...

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1910s French Antique Shoulder Yoke

Late Victorian Lace Tea Dress
Late Victorian Lace Tea Dress

Late Victorian Lace Tea Dress

Located in New York, NY

This dress shows more of the latter shaping, without the wasp waist of the earlier styles, but it retains the yoked shoulders and high neck popular in the first decade of the century.

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Late 19th Century American Antique Shoulder Yoke

Massive Antique Italian Painted Canvas of a Hunt Scene, 19th Century
Massive Antique Italian Painted Canvas of a Hunt Scene, 19th Century

Massive Antique Italian Painted Canvas of a Hunt Scene, 19th Century

By Rodolfo Morgari

Located in Dallas, TX

Two men are supporting the yoke with their shoulders as they walk towards the right.

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19th Century Italian Antique Shoulder Yoke

Materials

Canvas

Asian Shoulder Yoke with Woven Baskets
Asian Shoulder Yoke with Woven Baskets

Asian Shoulder Yoke with Woven Baskets

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H 12 in W 73 in D 23 in

Asian Shoulder Yoke with Woven Baskets

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Asian shoulder yoke pole with woven carrying baskets for transporting agriculture by farmers in Asia.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Shoulder Yoke

Materials

Rattan

Large Japanese 6-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with genre painting
Large Japanese 6-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with genre painting

Large Japanese 6-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with genre painting

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Another man with baskets is on his way to the fields, coming from the village behind him, carrying filled baskets using a shoulder yoke. The different scenes are surrounded by dense...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Shoulder Yoke

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Silver Leaf

Victorian White Cotton Ruched Broderie Anglaise Eyelet Bed Jacket 1890s
Victorian White Cotton Ruched Broderie Anglaise Eyelet Bed Jacket 1890s

Victorian White Cotton Ruched Broderie Anglaise Eyelet Bed Jacket 1890s

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Closes at the front to lower waist, with mother of pearl buttons, it is stitched closed to the hem. Yoke shoulder jacket (dropped shoulder) is a mixture of ruched cotton with embroid...

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1890s American Antique Shoulder Yoke

Set Of Five Antique Chinese "yokes"
Set Of Five Antique Chinese "yokes"

Set Of Five Antique Chinese "yokes"

Located in Brooklyn, NY

a set of five hand carved Chinese shoulder yokes for carrying water, or goods. Showing years of wear where ropes had rubbed, beautifully carved and extremely light weight. sold only ...

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19th Century Chinese Antique Shoulder Yoke

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Antique Shoulder Yoke For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact vintage or contemporary antique shoulder yoke you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. Our collection includes a variety of colors, spanning gray, black, red and more. If you’re looking for an antique shoulder yoke from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 19th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 20th Century. Finding an appealing accessory such as this — no matter the origin — is easy, but House of Schiaparelli and Mark Walsh Leslie Chin each produced a popular version that is worth a look. There aren’t many items for men if you’re seeking these accessories, as most of the options available are for women and unisex.

How Much is a Antique Shoulder Yoke?

The price for an antique shoulder yoke starts at $272 and tops out at $10,792, and on average, selling for $1,395.