Fish Trap
82-7-128
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Kham Ta Na
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Sum | สุ่ม | Sum Pla | สุ่มปลา | Sum Chap Pla | สุ่มจับปลา |
| Object Number | 82-7-128 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Kham Ta Na |
| Site Name | Ban Kham Ta Na | บ้านคำตานา |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bamboo | Basketry |
| Technique | Basketry |
| Subject | Fishing Equipment |
| Description | A narrow hooped fish trap made of bamboo which is woven 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 brought out through the top. |
| Height | 48 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 41.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 213 - Field Number |
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