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Object Number 997-29-50/12577
Display Title Tent entrance pole
Descriptions
Object Description Tent entrance pole with incised pattern and angled protuberances
Inventory Description Pole, carved wood, projections, perf., incised, grooved finial, chipped, broken
Classification
  • Pole
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kel Dennek?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Niger
Additional Geographic Terms Tahoua plains?
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 108.7 x 7 x 6.9 cm (42 13/16 x 2 3/4 x 2 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 997-29-50/12577
Credit Line Gift of Mark Rapoport & Jane C. Hughes
Provenance
Collector Mark S. Rapoport (12/18/97)
Donor Mark S. Rapoport (12/18/97)

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