Tent Pin

National Museum of Qatar

Currently on view at National Museum of Qatar

Title:: Tent Pin

Production place:: Arabian Peninsula
Date:: 1900 - 1999
Period:: 20th century CE

Material:: Iron
Technique:: Casting
Dimensions:: 213 × 8 mm

This artefact is a long needle-like pin that has a circular cross-section and a tapering end. At the top of the pin, there is a loop-like rolled-up head with a flat rectangular section. This type of pin was commonly used to pin together two selvages of Bedouin tent components.