Cow and Spool
Work produced by contemporary applied artist Deirdre Nelson as part of the Aimsir ‘s Arainneachd – Elements & Environment residency at Taigh Chearsabhagh, 2008.
Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum & Arts Centre
Lochmaddy, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Work produced by contemporary applied artist Deirdre Nelson as part of the Aimsir ‘s Arainneachd – Elements & Environment residency at Taigh Chearsabhagh, 2008.
Part of the Collection of Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath
The horn shows signs of having been worked with a slight incision made in the narrow part and a hole cut into the side filled with a cork bung.
Like many crofting activities, haymaking was a communal or family affair with young children often given the relatively straightforward task of raking the remaining loose hay left after the adults and older siblings had completed the main gathering.