Armlet
82-7-42
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Kong Khaen | ก้องแขน | Kam Lai Kho Mue | กำไลข้อมือ |
| Object Number | 82-7-42 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang |
| Site Name | Ban Chiang | บ้านเชียง |
| Manufacture Location | Baan Tawng | Thailand |
| Date Made | 1860-1960 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Metal |
| Subject | Jewelry |
| Description | Three armlets, one small and two medium sized. They are made of an unknown metal. They are light enough to seem to be hollow. Each are six sided and bent into a ring so that their ends do not meet. These used to be worn all the time by the father and mother of the preivous owner. The owner was 50-year-old (in 1981) Mr. Noi (น้อย) whose parents were from Ban Tong (บ้านต้อง) |
| Outside Diameter | 7 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 029 - Field Number |
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