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Tent pole
Object Number 53-51-50/9775.2
Display Title Tent pole
Descriptions
Object Description 3 wooden posts (about 63" long) carved and burned decoration; used as supports for tent (cf. nos. 9766 thru 9778)
Inventory Description Post, wood, tiered, incised and carved design, chipped and cracked
Classification
  • Post
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Algeria
Additional Geographic Terms North Africa
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 166 x 8.6 x 9 cm (65 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 53-51-50/9775.2
Credit Line Gift of L. Cabot Briggs
Provenance
Collector Dr. Lloyd Cabot Briggs (1953 - 1953)
Donor Dr. Lloyd Cabot Briggs (1953 - 1953)

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