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Shaduf Collection

Background imageShaduf Collection: Lifting water water from the Nile using a shadouf, Nag Hammadi, Egypt, 1898. Creator

Lifting water water from the Nile using a shadouf, Nag Hammadi, Egypt, 1898. Creator
Raising water from the Nile, Nag Hammadi, Egypt, 1898. Fellaheen lifting water from the River Nile for irrigation using a shadouf. Wasser [?] Fellaheen bei Nagh-Aamadi

Background imageShaduf Collection: Untitled (Cabin with well), 1860s. Creator: Henry S. Peck

Untitled (Cabin with well), 1860s. Creator: Henry S. Peck
Untitled (Cabin with well), 1860s. Albumen print

Background imageShaduf Collection: Two Boys Beside a Well, 1880s. Creator: Unknown

Two Boys Beside a Well, 1880s. Creator: Unknown
Two Boys Beside a Well, 1880s

Background imageShaduf Collection: On the banks of the Nile at Dendera, Egypt, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers

On the banks of the Nile at Dendera, Egypt, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
On the banks of the Nile at Dendera, Egypt, 1898. Paddle steamer Hatasoo on the River Nile. On the right is a shadoof, a device for lifting water for irrigation. Am Nilufer bei Denderah

Background imageShaduf Collection: Collecting water from the Nile, Egypt, c1798

Collecting water from the Nile, Egypt, c1798. Shadufs being used to raise water from the River Nile. A shaduf is an irrigation tool, originally developed in Ancient Egypt

Background imageShaduf Collection: Shadufs in Upper Egypt, late 19th century. Artist: G Lekegian

Shadufs in Upper Egypt, late 19th century. Artist: G Lekegian
Shadufs in Upper Egypt, late 19th century. A shaduf is an irrigation tool, originally developed in Ancient Egypt

Background imageShaduf Collection: A shaduf on the Nile, Egypt, c1890. Artist: G Lekegian

A shaduf on the Nile, Egypt, c1890. Artist: G Lekegian
A shaduf on the Nile, Egypt, c1890. A shaduf is an irrigation tool, originally developed in Ancient Egypt. Lantern slide

Background imageShaduf Collection: An Egyptian shaduf lifting the Nile waters to the thirsty fields, Egypt, 1905

An Egyptian shaduf lifting the Nile waters to the thirsty fields, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
An Egyptian shaduf lifting the Nile waters to the thirsty fields, Egypt, 1905. For many thousands of years this device has been used

Background imageShaduf Collection: The Hill of Samaria, 1887. Artist: W Forrest

The Hill of Samaria, 1887. Artist: W Forrest
The Hill of Samaria, 1887. View of the hill which lies on the west bank of the River Jordan

Background imageShaduf Collection: Camel and shaduf, Luxor, Egypt, 20th Century

Camel and shaduf, Luxor, Egypt, 20th Century. A shaduf is an irrigation tool, originally developed in Ancient Egypt

Background imageShaduf Collection: Raising water by means of a shaduf, China, 1825-1835

Raising water by means of a shaduf, China, 1825-1835. The shaduf was invented in ancient times and is a simple device with a bucket attached by a rope to one end of a shaft and, in this version

Background imageShaduf Collection: Boats on the Nile, c1838-1839. Artist: David Roberts

Boats on the Nile, c1838-1839. Artist: David Roberts
Boats on the Nile, c1838-1839. In the foreground water is being raised by means of a shaduf. Watercolour by the Scottish artist David Roberts (1796-1864)


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