Rat Trap

82-7-303

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Chan Dak Nu | จั่นดักหนู
Object Number 82-7-303
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 Wood | Metal
Subject Trapping Equipment
Description

An oblong grey box with a sliding trap door at the front that falls shut. As the rat eats the bait in the chamber, it disturbs a string near the bait. This causes a stick on the lid to release the trap door, which then falls shut. There is a wire metal handle on the lid and metal nails in the box.

Height 45.72 cm
Width 40.64 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 260 - Other Number

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