Rice Sieve
82-7-216
From: Thailand | Sakon Nakhon | Ban Pueai
Curatorial Section: Asian
Native Name | Khoeng Ham | เขิงฮำ | Khoeng Hon Ham | เขิงฮ่อนฮำ | Ta Kraeng | ตะแกรง |
Object Number | 82-7-216 |
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 | Bamboo | Rattan |
Technique | Basketry |
Subject | Clayworking Tools and Equipment | Food Processing Tools and Equipment |
Description | A round basket with a gently curved to flat bottom woven of fine bamboo strips with holes of approximately 3 mm squared left open. There is one small handle of the twisted strips. Used for sifting, bran removal, sifting temper in pot making, or in making flour. |
Height | 9.5 cm |
Outside Diameter | 47 cm |
Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
Other Number | 073 - Field Number |
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