carrying pole

Object/Artifact

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Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

carrying pole

Entry/Object ID

1972.069.900

Description

Wooden Chinese carrying pole with metal strips each side (nailed in) to hold straps in place. Slightly shaped. Long thin slightly flattened pole with flatter ends. About 8" from end of poles there are (at each end) two leather strips about one inch apart and about 1/2" wide by 1 1/2" long. these leather strips are used to hold baskets from sliding off the ends of the poles. Wood is unknown, a brownish red colour and seems to have been oiled or stained.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Williams, Allon

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Jan-72 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

pole, carrying pole

Class

Distribution & Transportation Objects - Land Transportation T&E - Land Transportation Accessories

Created By

Greenlee, Lucy

Create Date

April 8, 1998

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

June 5, 2025