Cocoon Unraveller

82-7-166

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Nong Lat

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name พวงสาวไหม | Khuang Sao Mai | ควงสาวไหม | Phuang Sao Mai | พวงสาวไหม | เครื่องสาวไหม
Object Number 82-7-166
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Nong Lat
Site Name Ban Nong Lat | บ้านหนองลาด
Date Made ca. 1951
Section Asian
Materials Wood
Subject Textileworking Tools and Equipment | Silk Production
Description

A cocoon unraveller in the shape of a cylindrical wheel with small bars across it suspended by two vertical pieces of wood on either side which have a piece of wood on top. This is attached at the bottom to a longer piece of wood. This structure is held up by two wood legs on either side. The legs have crescent grooves carved into them to allow for a pot of silk cocoons to rest under the entire unraveller. This type of device is used to remove threads from a silk cocoon. It is a newer style introduced around 1950. It is used in conjunction with 82-7-108, a silk unravelling stick. See also 82-7-170 and 82-7-202.

Height 23 cm
Width 31 cm
Thickness 7.5 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 178 - Field Number

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