Brush Clearing Knife
82-7-161
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Phon Sung
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Mit Pha Kho | มีดพ้าขอ | Pha Kho | พร้าขอ |
| Object Number | 82-7-161 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Phon Sung |
| Site Name | Ban Phon Sung | บ้านโพนสูง |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bamboo | Iron |
| Subject | Cutting Tool | Agricultural Tools and Equipment |
| Description | A brush clearing knife made of bamboo and metal. It has a long, straight bamboo handle with a metal cylinder which attaches the blade to the handle. The blade is curved and thicker toward one edge while the thinner, sharper edge, is jagged and worn. Part of the blade is rusty. |
| Length | 93.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 128 - Field Number |
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