Rice Mill
82-7-291B
From: Thailand | Sakon Nakhon | Ban Non Sao Khwan
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Hong Si Khao | โฮงสีข้าว | Khrueang Si Khao | เครื่องสีข้าว |
| Object Number | 82-7-291B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Sakon Nakhon | Ban Non Sao Khwan |
| Site Name | Ban Non Sao Khwan | บ้านโนนเสาขวัญ |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Wood | Basketry | Clay |
| Subject | Food Processing Tools and Equipment | Rice Production |
| Description | Top section of a rice mill in the form of a cylindrical basket pierced by wood a beam. Each end of the beam has a hole in it. Inside is a funnel of clay with a hole below the beam. This was used for the milling of rice in the first half of the 20th century in the village of Ban Chiang. It was two years old at the time of acquisition (1981). The family who owned it liked it because the rice it produced was sweeter than mechanical rice mills. This may be because it removes less bran. |
| Height | 45.72 cm |
| Width | 81.28 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 40.64 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 062 - Field Number | 33/46/87 - Field No SF |
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