Fish Container
Basket
82-7-81
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Khawng | ขอ้ง |
| Object Number | 82-7-81 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang |
| Site Name | Ban Chiang | บ้านเชียง |
| Date Made | 1980 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bamboo | Nylon | Rattan | Wood | Reed (plant) | Basketry |
| Technique | Basketry |
| Description | Small bulb shaped basket with a short neck made out of bamboo (ไม้ไผ่บาน) and rattan (หวาย). Used to hold caught fish and frogs. There is a string looped around two eyelets so it can be tied around the waist. Can also be used to store dried items, beans, peppers, etc. over the fire so the smoke prevents insect damage and keeps them away from mice. Has attached inner cone that fits into the mouth. |
| Height | 22 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 22 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 034 - Other Number |
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