Grater

82-7-7

From: Thailand | Sakon Nakhon | Ban Pueai

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Ho Khamin | ฮอขมิ้น | Khrueang Fon Khamin | เครื่องฝนขมิ้น
Object Number 82-7-7
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Sakon Nakhon | Ban Pueai
Site Name Ban Pueai | บ้านเปือย
Date Made 1900-1981
Section Asian
Materials Ceramic | Stoneware
Subject Medical & Psychological Tools and Equipment
Description

A grating bowl made of stoneware with cut grooves running down the inside of the bowl. This is used for grating roots (wan ว่าน, a general name for sedges, flags, orchids, hemp, and herbs) for medicine and for use as a poultice. It is not usually used for food preparation.

Height 7.5 cm
Outside Diameter 14 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 059 - Field Number

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