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Object Number
998-26-50/12955
Display Title
Well pulley
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved wooden well pulley. Cylindrical with two parallel channels carved into it, 2.21 and 1.98 cm wide. The center also has a hole carved through it, 3.35 cm in diameter.
Inventory Description
Pulley, carved wood, center perforation, 2 deep grooves, semiconical ends, crack
Classification
- Pulley
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
North Africa
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 15.8 x 14.8 x 14.2 cm (6 1/4 x 5 13/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
998-26-50/12955
Credit Line
Gift of Mark S. Rapoport, MD, School of Public Health '73, and Jane C. Hughes, Radcliffe '67
Provenance
Provenance
Unknown
Collector
Mark S. Rapoport
(1990 or later - 12/28/98)
Donor
Mark S. Rapoport
(1990 or later - 12/28/98)
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