Box
82-7-65A
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Udon Thani (City) | Burma (uncertain) | Pagan (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Aep Ya | แอบยา | Talap Yasup | ตลับยาสูบ | ตลับใส่ยาสูบ | ดลับใส่ขี้ผึ้ง |
| Object Number | 82-7-65A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Burmese (uncertain) | Thai (uncertain) | Isaan (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Udon Thani (City) | Burma (uncertain) | Pagan (uncertain) |
| Site Name | Udon Thani (City) |
| Date Made | 1900-1950 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bamboo | Thayo | Lacquer |
| Technique | Lacquered | Thayo |
| Subject | Smoking & Recreational Drug Equipment |
| Description | A cylindrical betel box base in red lacquer with a bamboo structure. The etching is a design in za-yun (Burmese term for wire mesh design). There is a wide base with an inward step for the lid to rest on and a tall vertical inner portion. This was probably imported to Thailand from Bagan, Burma. |
| Height | 8.2 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 12.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 249 - Field Number |
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