Fish Trap
82-7-259
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Dong Yen
Curatorial Section: Asian
Native Name | Sai Hua Sua | ไซหัวเสือ |
Object Number | 82-7-259 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Thai | Isaan |
Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Dong Yen |
Site Name | Ban Dong Yen | บ้านดงเย็น |
Date Made | 1900-1981 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Bamboo |
Technique | Basketry |
Subject | Fishing Equipment |
Description | Fish trap in the form of a long narrow tube (woven) with a small neck at one end, and a larger base at other. The large end allows fish to swim in, but prevents them from escaping. This is used in rice paddies in conjunction with dikes with a bamboo fence (ต้อน), and a board net (ดางต่ง), to capture fish. |
Length | 121.92 cm |
Outside Diameter | 22.86 cm |
Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
Other Number | 112 - Field Number |
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