Rice Turning Board

82-7-185

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Sai Khao | ส่ายข้าว | Ka Bom | กะโบม | Bom | โบม | Krabom | กระโบม
Object Number 82-7-185
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 Wood
Subject Food Processing Tools and Equipment | Rice Production
Description

A rice turning board in the the shape of a square tray with a handle attached. It is used for fluffing sticky rice or kneading Thai–rice–flour noodles (khanom chin ขนมจีน, khao pun ข้าวปุ้น). (Used with 82-7-89).

Height 12.5 cm
Length 84 cm
Width 46 cm
Depth 10.5 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 109 - Field Number

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