Scenes from Rural Life in Egypt
at a tourist show and demonstration in sight of the Kom Ombo temple
Egyptian musicians
a garden
tent for tea
or a water pipe smoke
camels and goats
happy farmer with kids
pigeon house
storage area
kitchen
traditional oxen driven water pump
using pottery crocks
can also be powered by a man
to pump water into the field
often used along the Nile river is the
the traditional lever with a weighted arm pump
Models of irrigation systems
at the American Museum of Natural
History
New York City
double level weighted arm pump
oxen driven water pump using pottery crocks
cattle driven water lift
More Photos of the American Museum of Natural History
pot maker and kiln
Archimedes wheel water pump
for working the field
