Blacksmith's Tongs

82-7-172

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Don

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Khim Pak Pe | คีมปากเป | Khim Chap Lek Ron | คีมจับเหล็กร้อน
Object Number 82-7-172
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Don
Site Name Ban Don | บ้านดอน
Date Made 1900-1981
Section Asian
Materials Iron
Subject Metalworking Tools and Equipment
Description

Tongs used by blacksmiths in the form of a simple plier apparatus with long handles which are joined by an iron pin. The surface for picking up the item is flat. (Part of an iron forge set of 151A-B, 172, 173, 288).

Height 1.5 cm
Length 44.5 cm
Width 3.5 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 091b - Field Number

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