Drill
82-7-174
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Lek Khoi Mu | เหล็กโคยหมู | Sa Wan Mue | สว่านมือ |
| Object Number | 82-7-174 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang |
| Site Name | Ban Chiang | บ้านเชียง |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Iron | Wood |
| Subject | Metalworking Tools and Equipment |
| Description | A wooden drill with a small, flat screw driver-like shaped metal piece on the end. The middle is cut with spiral grooves on which a round piece can travel up and down. The handle can travel up and down. The handle stays still while the round pieces causes the rest of the piece to spin and thus the drill is operated. |
| Length | 55.2 cm |
| Width | 7 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 162 - Field Number |
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