Rodent Trap
82-7-248
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Pu Lu
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Kap Dak | กับดัก | Kap Hang Chon Fon | กับห้างจอนฟอน | Kap Dak Phang Phon | กับดักพังพอน |
| Object Number | 82-7-248 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Pu Lu |
| Site Name | Ban Pu Lu | บ้านปูลู |
| Date Made | ca. 1980 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bamboo | Twine |
| Subject | Trapping Equipment |
| Description | A rodent trap which has a wooden base with two bamboo poles attached perpendicularly. The one on outside is twice the length of inner length. The taller is connected by twine to top of shorter pole, which is propped up from the base bay a stick that is bent through to the far end of the base. A piece of bamboo with a small stake attached to it by a green piece of rope is attached to the base with twine. Mainly for use during dry season. This is used near the paths or home of animals. It was about 1 year old in 1981. |
| Height | 147 cm |
| Length | 51 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 043 - Field Number |
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