Betel Masher

82-7-57

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Tha Chuang

Curatorial Section: Asian

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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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