Collector:
Anna Hohenwart-Gerlachstein (1909 - 2008) DNB
Time:
vor 1963
Entry Date:
1963
Culture
Nubien
Material/technology:
Holz
Dimensions:
B - Vorderteil: 30.5 cm × 7.2 cm × 9 cm
A - Riegel: 49 cm × 7.7 cm
Inscribed
consisting of the front part and the latch
b) Front part: Rectangular piece of solid wood with a raised middle part and beveled, recessed ends. Central part decorated with incised ornaments. Hollowed out on the inside.
a) Bolt: wooden sword with raised end parts partly decorated by incised ornament. Inside cavity in which the locking nails and blocks should be embedded.
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
North Africa, Middle East, Central Asia and Siberia
Geography
Nordafrika/Nilländer/Ägypten/Nubien
Invs.
143874_ab
Provenance
Ethnographic Survey, 1961-1964




















