Mousetrap
82-7-249
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Nuang Hang Nu | หน้วงห้างหนู | Kap Dak Nu | กับดักหนู |
| Object Number | 82-7-249 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang |
| Site Name | Ban Chiang | บ้านเชียง |
| Date Made | ca. 1971 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bamboo | Plastic |
| Subject | Trapping Equipment |
| Description | A mouse trap with a hollow piece of bamboo which forms the base, out of which a piece of bamboo is curved by the tension from a piece of plastic string which runs from the far end to the base. Along the string is a peg to which a string is tied holding a piece of bamboo at the far end. It is a recent mouse trap (about 10 years old in 1981) for catching small mice (Rattus rattus หนูท้องขาว). The owner was Mr. Daeng Phumsikaeo (แดง ภูมิสีแก้ว). |
| Length | 61.5 cm |
| Width | 14 cm |
| Thickness | 4.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 044 - Field Number |
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