Rope Making Frame
82-7-204
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Khrong Mai Kang Po | โครงไม้ก่างปอ | Khrong Mai | โครงไม้ | โครงสำหรับพันด้ายหรือเชือก |
| Object Number | 82-7-204 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang |
| Site Name | Ban Chiang | บ้านเชียง |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Wood | Metal |
| Subject | Fiberworking Tools and Equipment |
| Description | A rope making frame in the form of two pieces of bamboo and two pieces of wood which form a square frame with approximately 11.0 cm left out on each pole. Twine is wrapped around the square and held in place by the poles at each corner. There is another piece of bamboo with a cylindrical center (rope twiner). The inside is scooped out but not completely hollow. Two 9.0 cm spikes extend from the rope twiner. |
| Length | 43 cm |
| Width | 45 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 233 - Field Number |
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