Date Tree Climbing Strap
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1 Oct 1989
label: Collection Date
content: 1960 to 1980
name: label: Collector
content: Mrs. Grace Burkholder
label: Donor Name
content: Mrs. Grace Burkholder
notes: label: Notes
content: Collector's notes: "This is a sturdy seat used for support in climbing a date palm while pollinating or harvesting fruit. The heavy rope goes around the tree and is periodically moved up as the man climbs."
label: Notes
content: Coarse 2-ply twine, woven (warp-faced plain weave) into very sturdy panel. 2 strips of green cotton fabric woven in to make two lengthwise stripes. Ends are bound together to make thick handles. One handle has rope attached. The rope is made of the same twine, wrapped in white cotton fabric.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Saudi Arabia, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Arab
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 370093
label: USNM Number
content: E431997-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tree Climbing Equipment
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 61 cm
label: Width
content: 30 cm
label: Maximum Thickness
content: 3.5 cm