Frog Trap

82-7-95

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Kham Or

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Ngaep Kop | แงบกบ | Sai Kob | ไซกบ
Object Number 82-7-95
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Kham Or
Site Name Ban Kham Or | บ้านคำอ้อ
Date Made 1900-1981
Section Asian
Materials Bamboo
Description

Loosely woven bamboo trap, kite shaped with an opening at the bottom. Used in October the early harvest season for blaa siw (ปลาซิว) in the paddies and receding lakes. Crab shell inside of trap.

Height 27 cm
Length 22 cm
Width 9.5 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 007 - Other Number

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