Water Pitcher
82-7-27
From: Thailand | Sakon Nakhon | Ban Pueai
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Khontho Nam | คนโทน้ำ | Khon tho | คนโท | น้ำต้น |
| Object Number | 82-7-27 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Sakon Nakhon | Ban Pueai |
| Site Name | Ban Pueai | บ้านเปือย |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Technique | Wheel Made |
| Subject | Food Service Tools and Equipment | Drink Serving Vessel | Ceremonial Object |
| Description | Fired clay pitcher for drinking water. The pitcher has a thick foot base with two sets of squigly line design flanking a set of straight lines. The actual body is somewhat flat and squat with two lines of a triangle design encircling it. Has a long narrow neck. It is a very typical design. Mr. Li Hirionatha, (Lung Li ลุงลี), the principal informant during its acquisition, says it was typical of his childhood. There are black marks from an outdoor firing process. ( there is no soot present). |
| Height | 27.5 cm |
| Width | 19 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 069 - Field Number |
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