Wooden toy truck carved from tree branch with bark attached. Carved to a point at the front. The front seat is covered with a cloth canopy, and there is a flat bed at back with four roped together vertical pegs. The steering wheel and tires are all cross-sections of branch. The wheels are threaded on axels with a small wooden peg on either end. There are two bumpers extending from the back of the truck.

• Narrative

  Collected by a Peace Corp volunteer 1969-1971.

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• Type of Item toy
• Culture Nepali
• Material wood, fibre
• Measurements height 6.4 cm, width 8.0 cm, depth 15.5 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Romie D. Whiteside
• Received from Romie D. Whiteside

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• Made in Pokhara

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• Creation Date during 1970
• Ownership Date before November 29, 2019
• Acquisition Date on November 29, 2019

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• Condition good
• Accession Number 3408/0002