Spool
82-7-205
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Dong Yen
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Kwak | กวัก |
| Object Number | 82-7-205 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Dong Yen |
| Site Name | Ban Dong Yen | บ้านดงเย็น |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Rattan | Bamboo |
| Technique | Basketry |
| Subject | Textileworking Tools and Equipment | Cotton Production |
| Description | A spool with a loosely woven body with a slight hour glass shape. The neck tightens up in both weave and dimension and spreads dimensionally to the lip. The closed end is rounded over and the spool stands on the lip. The closed end is finished off by a small piece of bamboo shaped with a hole in the center which is tied down to the basket with bamboo. This is used for spinning thread. |
| Height | 21 cm |
| Length | 50 cm |
| Width | 23 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 18 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 125 - Field Number |
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