Bucket

Basket

82-7-98

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Nong Lat

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Khu Noi | คุน้อย | Khu | ครุ | ถังน้ำ
Object Number 82-7-98
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Nong Lat
Site Name Ban Nong Lat | บ้านหนองลาด
Date Made 1900-1981
Section Asian
Materials Namman Yaang Khii Sii | Bamboo | Basketry
Technique Basketry
Subject Container | Transportation Artifacts
Description

A small woven basket or bucket with a handle. It is coated with a resin-based material from plants (nam man yang khi Siน้ำมันยางขี้ซี) on the inside and outside to waterproof it. It is used for collecting dung beetles (กุดจี่) and holding other liquid items as well as small fish. It is often used by children.

Height 26 cm
Length 23.5 cm
Width 13.3 cm
Outside Diameter 20 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 192 - Field Number

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