Fish Trap

82-7-156

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Pu Lu

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Son (Thai) | ส้อน | Son (Thai) | ซ่อน
Object Number 82-7-156
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Pu Lu
Site Name Ban Pu Lu | บ้านปูลู
Date Made 1900-1981
Section Asian
Materials Bamboo | Basketry
Technique Basketry
Subject Fishing Equipment
Description

A fish trap which would be placed along dikes. It is made of thin strips of bark or wood and roughly cylindrical with an open weave. The narrower end is closed while the opposite end flares outward at the opening.

Length 57.4 cm
Outside Diameter 11 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 117 - Field Number

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