Water Bucket

82-7-226

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Udon Thani (City)

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Pom | ป่อม | Khu Pom | คุป่อม | Thang Tak Nam | ถังตักน้ำ
Object Number 82-7-226
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Udon Thani | Udon Thani (City)
Site Name Udon Thani (City)
Date Made 1900-1981
Section Asian
Materials Bamboo
Technique Basketry
Subject Container | Transportation Artifacts
Description

A long rounded basket with a tall rounded handle used for retrieving water from a well. Coated inside and outside with a resin-based material from plants (Nam Man Yang Khi Siน้ำมันยางขี้ซี) to waterproof it. See also 82-7-20, 82-7-22, 82-7-24.

Height 39 cm
Outside Diameter 22 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 229 - Field Number

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