Betel Masher
82-7-57
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Tha Chuang
Curatorial Section: Asian
Native Name | Khrok Tam Mak | ครกตำหมาก | Taban Mak | ตะบันหมาก | ตะบันตำหมาก |
Object Number | 82-7-57 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Thai | Isaan |
Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Tha Chuang |
Site Name | Ban Tha Chuang | บ้านท่าช่วง |
Date Made | 1900-1981 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Mai Yung | Brass | Wood |
Subject | Betel Chewing Tools and Equipment |
Description | Betel masher in the form of a hollow brass cylinder with a wooden stopper at one end. The bottom flairs a little. It has double ring grooves around the top and bottom. It would be used to mash betel nut (mak หมาก ), betel leaves (bai phluใบพลู), and lime (pun ปูน). |
Length | 12.5 cm |
Outside Diameter | 3.5 cm |
Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
Other Number | 144 - Field Number |
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