Two Arab Boys' Brooms

Two Arab boys wield these brooms to sweep Indy's truck tire tracks from Omar’s square, erasing evidence in seconds amid unfurled tents and fruit carts. Their quick strokes complete the practiced camouflage just as Belloq and Shliemann roar through, leaving pursuers with nothing.

1 appearances

Purpose

Sweeping tire tracks to erase evidence of the truck

Significance

Enables Indy's narrow escape through Omar’s allies' communal loyalty and improvisational tactics, quietly flipping the chase's momentum

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments

S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Vanished into Omar's Bazaar

The brooms are wielded by two boys to sweep the truck's fresh tire tracks away; their quick strokes physically erase the visual trail and then the tools are tossed aside as evidence of tampering.

Before: In the boys' hands, ready for use in the market square.

After: Discarded on the ground after their job is done; tracks have been removed.

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