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The image shows a large wooden tool with a flat metal base and a curved wooden handle. The color palette features natural hues of brown for the wood and grayish tones for the metal, set against a plain, light background. The wooden handle is centrally positioned, curving upwards from the metal blade, which is slightly tilted.
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The image shows a large wooden tool with a flat metal base and a curved wooden handle. The color palette features natural hues of brown for the wood and grayish tones for the metal, set against a plain, light background. The wooden handle is centrally positioned, curving upwards from the metal blade, which is slightly tilted.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Amana Baker's Hoe

Arthur Stewart

Date
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper
Dimensions
overall: 29.9 x 22 cm (11 3/4 x 8 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: Blade: 18" long, 5" high, 7 1/2" deep; handle: 5 1/2" long (approximately)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.3894
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Amana
  • American

NGA object ID 16098. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.