Accession No

TEMP.00599.1


Description

Wooden tent pole, one of three for TEMP.00527, cylindrical in section, one end topped with iron collar and ring.


Place

Asia; South Asia; Himalayas; Tibet


Period


Source

?Lindgren, Ethel John (Dr) [field collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

TEMP.00599.1


Cultural Affliation


Material

Wood; Metal; Iron


Local Term


Measurements

100mm x 100mm x 2300mm Weight 7.26kg


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label affixed by string reads: 'Tibetan tent poles (3) Edmund Leach coll. not accessioned into museum collections'. A later hand adds 'Part of Lindren [coll.]'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Found together / assemblage)
The three tent poles (TEMP.00599.1-3) may relate to the tent (TEMP.00527), also from Tibet and collected by Lindgren.
Event Date 10/9/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Tent pole. Long, round pole with one end with a thick iron band surmounted by an iron loop.
Event Date 10/9/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Wooden tent pole, one of three for TEMP.00527, cylindrical in section, one end topped with iron collar and ring.
Event Date 11/2/2025
Author: Stephanie Chinneck


Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2025.6153 | Freezing
Event Date 5/3/2025
Author: Kirsty Kernohan


FM:281408

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