Knife

82-7-188

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Mit Tok | มีดตอก | Mit Chak Tok | มีดจักตอก
Object Number 82-7-188
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang
Site Name Ban Chiang | บ้านเชียง
Period 20th Century
Date Made 1945 - 1965 CE
Section Asian
Materials Iron | Wood
Subject Cutting Tool | Woodworking Tools and Equipment
Description

An iron blade with a cut off wooden handle. It is made for for cutting, scraping, thinning, or shaving strips of bamboo or rattan. (It was 20-30 years old at the time of acquisition in 1981).

Length 24 cm
Width 3 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 015 - Field Number

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