Rope

Museum number:
5-1979
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Accession number:
Acc.1371
Description:
Three-stranded cordage made of animal hair; used for tying loads
Donor:
Robert F. Murphy and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Agadez, Niger
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Niger, Agade
Culture or time period:
Tuareg
Materials:
Hair (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ropework (genre by technique) and Ropework (visual works)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Rope, accession number 5-1979, described as Three-stranded cordage made of animal hair; used for tying loads
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Rope, accession number 5-1979, described as Three-stranded cordage made of animal hair; used for tying loads

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