Pole

82-7-287B

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Bun Mi

Curatorial Section: Asian

Native Name Khrok Mong | ครกมอง | Khrok Tam Khao | ครกตำข้าว | ครกกระเดื่อง
Object Number 82-7-287B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Bun Mi
Site Name Ban Bun Mi | บ้านบุญมี
Date Made 1900-1981
Section Asian
Materials Wood
Subject Food Processing Tools and Equipment | Rice Production
Description

Foot operated rice pounder pole (82-7-287B) which swings between two large large tree trunk parts (82-7-287D,E) and has various pestles (82-7-287C,G,H). It is used in conjunction with a large wood mortar (82-7-287A) to pound rice.

Length 355.6 cm
Width 53.34 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 212 - Field Number

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