Iron Forging Base

82-7-288

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Don

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name ทั่ง (Thang)
Object Number 82-7-288
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Don
Site Name Ban Don | บ้านดอน
Date Made 1900-1981
Section Asian
Materials Wood
Subject Metalworking Tools and Equipment
Description

A large uneven tree trunk which somewhat blackened and covered with holes of various sizes. An anvil (82-7-151B) fits into one of the holes. It is part of a "blacksmith's toolkit" (82-7-151A,B, 82-7-172, 82-7-173, 82-7-288).

Height 27.94 cm
Length 101.6 cm
Width 25.4 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 091d - Field Number

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