Fish Trap
82-7-127
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Om Kaeo
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Sum | สุ่ม | Sum Pla | สุ่มปลา | Sum Chap Pla | สุ่มจับปลา |
| Object Number | 82-7-127 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Om Kaeo |
| Site Name | Ban Om Kaeo | บ้านอ้อมแก้ว |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Rattan | Bamboo |
| Subject | Fishing Equipment |
| Description | A narrow hooped fish trap made of bamboo sticks with a hole on the top. It is used by repeatedly and quickly thrusting down into shallow water until the swishing of little fish is felt. The fish are then gotten through the top. |
| Height | 38 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 26.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 120 - Field Number |
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