Fermenting Jar
82-7-17
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Don Tan
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Om Pladaek | ออมปลาแดก | Hai Pla Ra | ไหปลาร้า |
| Object Number | 82-7-17 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Don Tan |
| Site Name | Ban Don Tan | บ้านดอนตาล |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Ceramic | Stoneware |
| Technique | Incised | Wheel Made |
| Subject | Food Processing Tools and Equipment |
| Description | A large, bulb shaped jar with a trough between the rim and the opening of the mouth. It is use to ferment fish or pickle vegetables in the style of Ban Don Tan (บ้านดอนตาล) stoneware. It is also used for making Pla Ra (ปลาร้า) or Pladaek (ปลาแดก), fermented fish sauce. The village makes jars irregularly. |
| Height | 55 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 24 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 060 - Field Number |
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