Silk Unravelling Stick
82-7-108
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Nong Lat
Curatorial Section: Asian
Native Name | Mai Khip Sao Mai | ไม้คีบสาวไหม | Mai Hip Sao Mai | Mai Khip | ไม้คีบ |
Object Number | 82-7-108 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Thai | Isaan |
Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Nong Lat |
Site Name | Ban Nong Lat | บ้านหนองลาด |
Date Made | 1900-1981 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Bamboo |
Subject | Textileworking Tools and Equipment | Silk Production |
Description | A long bamboo stick with a forked tail which looks like the end of an arrow. It is used to help unravel silk strands (พวงสาวไหม). It is used with a cocoon unraveller (82-7-166). |
Length | 70 cm |
Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
Other Number | 178 - Field Number |
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