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Object Number 999-34-50/12887
Display Title Tent support pole
Descriptions
Object Description Tent beam support pole surmounted by a notched form
Inventory Description Post, carved wood, 1 end forked and ridged, middle grooved, base worn
Classification
  • Post
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Culture
  • Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Niger
Additional Geographic Terms North Africa
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 123.19 x 15.24 x 7.62 cm (48 1/2 x 6 x 3 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 999-34-50/12887/ Rapoport 45.3
Credit Line Gift of Mark S. Rapoport, MD (MPH '73) and Jane C. Hughes ('69)
Provenance
Collector Mark S. Rapoport (12/12/99)
Donor Mark S. Rapoport (12/12/99)

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