Catfish Trap
82-7-275
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Kham Yang
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Tum Pla Duk | ตุ้มปลาดุก |
| Object Number | 82-7-275 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Kham Yang |
| Site Name | Ban Kham Yang | บ้านคำยาง |
| Date Made | 1900-1979 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bamboo | Nylon |
| Subject | Fishing Equipment |
| Description | Catfish trap in the form of cylindrical basket with wood supports at the ends and the center. The bottom has opening with sticks pointing inward. The interior at the bottom is a small chamber. The top has a loose lid. There is a basketry loop handle at the center support. It is usually wrapped in banana leaves, baited with termites, and staked in some water. It is used in August and September and placed in a medium sized stream which is swelling from seasonal rains. |
| Height | 175 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 35 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 003 - Field Number |
Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.