Spool

82-7-102

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Dong Yen

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Kwak | กวัก
Object Number 82-7-102
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Dong Yen
Site Name Ban Dong Yen | บ้านดงเย็น
Date Made 1800-1981
Section Asian
Materials Bamboo | Rattan
Subject Textileworking Tools and Equipment | Cotton Production
Description

A woven bamboo spool used for winding thread off a skein winder (กง) after it has been dyed. The thread can then can be wound for Ikat (มัดหมี่).

Height 54 cm
Outside Diameter 21 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 125 - Field Number

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