Object

Brilliant White Silk Tabernacle (silk tent)

A brilliant white silk tabernacle/tent, pitched conspicuously in the German command center amid ammunition crates and radio racks as a captured religious relic. The tent's folds and undulations both present the tabernacle as a display object and serve as concealment: Belloq and the Tall Captain hide within the silk panels, and the Tall Captain later bursts from them to tackle Indy during his armed intrusion, helping soldiers disarm and subdue him.

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Purpose

Pitched enclosure displaying a captured religious relic in a military command center

Significance

Confirms Nazi proximity to the Ark, reveals Belloq's collaboration, and accelerates Indiana Jones's desperate race by merging archaeology, faith, and war

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Belloq Discovers the Tabernacle

The brilliant white silk Tabernacle is erected in the center court and functions as both a literal artifact and a visual signal: its incongruous sacredness amid ordnance identifies the archaeological target and elevates the scene from military logistics to religious and moral consequence.

Before: Newly pitched at the center of the court, prominently displayed amid military supplies and under German control.

After: Remains pitched and under the Germans' custody, now explicitly recognized by Belloq as the focal prize linked to the Ark.

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