Eel Trap Exterior
82-7-270B
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Bang Lan Cap Plaa Lai |
| Object Number | 82-7-270B |
| 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 | A hollow tube of bamboo that has been left closed at one end and has a long narrow slit on one side. A small woven conical piece fits into the open end of the tube making it possible for and eel to swim in, but not to swim out. |
| Length | 114.3 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 8.26 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 040 - Other Number |
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