Thread

Spools

82-7-203

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Pu Lu

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Lot Dai | หลอดด้าย
Object Number 82-7-203
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Pu Lu
Site Name Ban Pu Lu | บ้านปูลู
Date Made 1900-1981
Section Asian
Materials Cotton | Indigo Dye
Technique Mad Mii
Subject Textileworking Tools and Equipment | Cotton Production
Description

Many skeins of dark blue thread tied in certain spots with plastic string. The ends are tied up so that it forms a big loop. It includes nineteen spools with dark blue, white flecked thread, seven spools with dark blue, and three empty spools. These are cross-wise threads for weaving in the Ikat technique. The spools are made of Aganosma marginata G. Don. (เครือไส้ตัน). They are used in conjunction with the loom 82-7-242.1 to create an indigo resist dyed ikat design.

Length 126 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 172 - Field Number

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