Mat Maker
82-7-79
From: Thailand | Sakon Nakhon | Ban Pueai
Curatorial Section: Asian
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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