Balance Scale

82-7-299

From: Thailand | Udon Thani

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Sing Hap | ซิงหาบ | Ta Chang | ตาชั่ง | Ta Teng | ตาเต็ง
Object Number 82-7-299
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Udon Thani
Date Made 1900-1981
Section Asian
Materials Wood | Metal | Rope
Subject Weights & Measures Tools and Equipment
Description

A balance scale in the form of a long pole with shiny brown/black finish and bumps along the length, which indicate weight measurements. There are holes with a handle or loop of rope through the two holes towards the center. At the very end hole, there is a rope with a double hook of metal attached and the next to it has a loop of rope. It used with a weight in the shape of a bell (82-7-43).

Length 80.3 cm
Outside Diameter 1.7 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 253 - Field Number

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