Water Bowl

82-7-99

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Khan Tak Nam | ขันตักน้ำ
Object Number 82-7-99
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang
Site Name Ban Chiang | บ้านเชียง
Date Made 1900-1981
Section Asian
Materials Bamboo | Reed (plant)
Iconography Floral
Subject Food Service Tools and Equipment | Drinking Vessel
Description

A water bowl of medium size made of woven bamboo and covered with lacquer (rak รัก) a black material from a tree. The lacquer is now flaking off. It is decorated on the outside with a flower design.

Height 10.5 cm
Outside Diameter 20.5 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 163 - Field Number

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