item #237

from: Niger

tribe: Tuareg

material: Wood

price: $75.00

These are common, very old and used, pulleys from wells in the Sahara Desert of central Niger. The Tuareg and the Wodaabe shepherd their animals every other day to a well of this type to water their animals. These relatively sophisticated wells have been mostly built by the government although are maintained by the people who use them. The price above is for one pulley. We have many; not only these 3. No two are the same; these 3 show the degree to which they may vary. The price for a set of 3 is $200. Click on the photo to see what the wells look like in action.

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