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1894.27.48.1

Model irrigation wheel. [RH [OPS Move] 2/6/2017]

1894.27.48.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Model irrigation wheel. [RH [OPS Move] 2/6/2017]
Long description
Model irrigation wheel. The model is nailed to a wooden box, which forms the base. The model is made of wood, and the wheel is constructed of a central wooden dowel, with split cane rods radiating from it and formed into a wheel shape, tied with string and with thin wooden blades and bamboo 'water tubes'. For three broken off bamboo water tubes see [1894.27.48 .2 - .4] and for a broken off piece of wood see [1894.27.48 .5]. [RH [OPS Move] 2/6/2017]
Person
Field collector Richard Carnac Temple
PRM source Richard Carnac Temple
Date / Period
Date made: 1800-1900
Date collected
By 1894
Acquisition information
Donated: 1894
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Bamboo Plant, Material String, Material Cane Plant, Process Carved, Process Nailed, Process Strung, Process Tied, Process Pegged, Process Knotted, Process Sawn
Dimensions
Length: max 650 mm, Width: max 470 mm, Height: max 470 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1894.27.48.1

Search terms: Agriculture and Horticulture, Tool, Model, Agricultural Tool

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