Spool

Spindle

82-7-78

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Kwak | กวัก
Object Number 82-7-78
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang
Site Name Ban Chiang | บ้านเชียง
Date Made 1900-1981
Section Asian
Materials Bamboo
Subject Textileworking Tools and Equipment
Description

A woven bamboo spool which is shaped like a peanut. The body is of a gigantic weave with large gaps. Tied to the inside of the neck are two thin pieces of bamboo with holes in the center.

Height 51 cm
Outside Diameter 23 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 167 - Field Number

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