Mat Maker

82-7-79

From: Thailand | Sakon Nakhon | Ban Pueai

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Fuem Kep | ฟืมเก็บ | Fuem Tho Suea | ฟืมทอเสื่อ | Fuem | ฟืม
Object Number 82-7-79
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Sakon Nakhon | Ban Pueai
Site Name Ban Pueai | บ้านเปือย
Date Made ca. 1950
Section Asian
Materials Mai Duu | Wood | Reed (plant)
Subject Fiberworking Tools and Equipment
Description

A mat maker in the form of a long, single piece of wood cut with teeth along one side. It has an upright frame which is set up with bamboo when in use. Each tooth has a string strung through it that attaches to the frame. Then Cyperus (ya phue หญ้าผือ ) is hand woven using the mat maker (fuem ฟืม) which is raised and inserted through the strings before tramping the reeds down. This can be used by a single person. It is in the old style as it was at least 30 years old when it was collected in 1981.

Length 101 cm
Width 7.5 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 063 - Field Number

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