Smithsonian Institution

Horseshoe Construction

20th century

Type: Sculpture; Folk Art
Medium: farm implements and oxidized u-shaped bands of horseshoes
Dimensions: 42 7/8 x 31 1/4 x 2 3/8 in. (108.9 x 79.4 x 6.0 cm)
Credit: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr.

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