Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0601-0014 | |
| Category | Watercraft | |
| Object Name | Tule boat | |
| Culture | Highland Quechuan | |
| Global Region | South America | |
| Country | Bolivia | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Lake Titicaca | |
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| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Tule or bulrush (Scirpus acutus) stems; Bamboo; Other wood; Cordage | |
| Description | Boat made of bundles of reeds; Removable bamboo mast fits into hole carved out of center of boat; Rectangular sail of lashed tule stems attached to mast and is tethered to the boat; Top of mast has wooden commercial spool tied on; Cordage attached to top center of sail runs through the spool so that the sail may be raised by drawing the cordage through the spool, which acts as a pulley block. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 48.0, Width = 56.0, Length = 384.0 | |