Spinning Wheel
82-7-180A
From: Thailand | Sakon Nakhon | Ban Pueai
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | La Khuang | หลาควง | La | หลา |
| Object Number | 82-7-180A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Sakon Nakhon | Ban Pueai |
| Site Name | Ban Pueai | บ้านเปือย |
| Date Made | 1850-1911 CE |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Wood | Iron | Gourd |
| Subject | Textileworking Tools and Equipment |
| Description | A spinning wheel in the "new" style. (At least 10 years old at the time of acquisition, 1981). It is used for spinning thread and filling bobbins. An extended worked wood handle attaches to the mounting base of the wheel. The hub is a piece of bottle gourd. The wheel has a ladder construction. An iron handle extends as a crank from the hub. The spindle whorl is also a piece of wood and fits over the far end of the handle. |
| Height | 80 cm |
| Length | 116 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 065 - Field Number |
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