Fish Trap

82-7-125

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Tum Lii | ต้มลี
Object Number 82-7-125
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang
Site Name Ban Chiang | บ้านเชียง
Date Made 1900-1981
Section Asian
Materials Bamboo
Description

Bamboo basket with a bulb shaped and a short neck. In the middle of the side is an opening. The mouth has a woven funnel that fits into it. Used to catch fish in flowing rivers at the end of another fish trap.

Height 56 cm
Length 20 cm
Width 21 cm
Outside Diameter 41.7 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 195 - Other Number

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