Potter's Paddle
82-7-2
From: Thailand | Sakon Nakhon | Ban Pueai
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Mai Ti Mo | ไม้ตีหม้อ | Mai Sa Kho | ไม้สะคอ | ไม้ลายตีหม้อ |
| Object Number | 82-7-2 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Sakon Nakhon | Ban Pueai |
| Site Name | Ban Pueai | บ้านเปือย |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Mai Kung | Mai Daeng | Wood |
| Technique | Incised |
| Subject | Clayworking Tools and Equipment |
| Description | A potter's paddle made from a dark wood, either mai daeng (ไม้แดง) or mai kung (ไม้กุง). It is incised with four rectangles of parallel lines set at right angles to each other. This type of paddle is used to beat the exterior of pots to impart a design. |
| Length | 24.8 cm |
| Width | 5.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 080 - Field Number | UM 92 - Field No SF |
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