Axe
Hatchet
82-7-118
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Nong Mek
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Khwaan Thaak | ขวานถาก |
| Object Number | 82-7-118 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Nong Mek |
| Site Name | |
| Date Made | 1900-1979 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Wood | Iron | Bamboo |
| Description | An old style axe with a long, slightly curved bamboo handle. The head is a piece of wood with an iron blade that has a small hole in the side. The wood extends into a long tail. Used for felling trees and shaping logs into planks. |
| Length | 94 cm |
| Width | 57.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 001 - Other Number |
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