Fishhook
82-7-109
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Phon Sung
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Bet Lek | เบ็ดหลัก | Bet Pla Na | เบ็ดปลานา |
| Object Number | 82-7-109 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Phon Sung |
| Site Name | Ban Phon Sung | บ้านโพนสูง |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bamboo | String | Iron |
| Subject | Fishing Equipment |
| Description | A fishhook in the form of 10 bamboo slender rods the top of which is flexible enough to bend into a hook. A string is tied to the top and an iron hook to the end of the string. This is used, especially after transplanting, with worm bait by placing it at the edges of a bank, usually at night. It is used to catch snakehead fish (ปลาค่อ, ปลาช่อน), climbing perch (ปลาเข็ง, ปลาหมอ), and catfish (ปลาดุก). |
| Length | 86 cm |
| Width | 18 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 151 - Field Number |
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