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Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Eight-Sided Double Pyramid

Object Details

Description
This tan paper model has sixteen triangular faces. Eight come together at one vertex, and eight others at an opposite vertex, with a regular octahedron around the middle. The object may be called an eight-sided double pyramid.
A tag reads: 294. Another mark reads: 2/12/30.
Compare MA.304723.161 and MA.304723.596.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
Wheeler, Albert Harry
date made
1930 02 12
Credit Line
Gift of Helen M. Wheeler
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
tan (overall color)
cut and glued (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
average spatial: 6 cm x 14.5 cm x 7 cm; 2 3/8 in x 5 23/32 in x 2 3/4 in
Object Name
Geometric Model
Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Eight-Sided Double Pyramid
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