Frog Trap
82-7-69
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Sai Kop | ไซกบ | Sai Dak Kop | ไซดักกบ |
| Object Number | 82-7-69 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang |
| Site Name | Ban Chiang | บ้านเชียง |
| Date Made | ca. 1950 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bamboo |
| Subject | Trapping Equipment |
| Description | A frog trap in the form of a woven basket that starts with a round mouth which widens in the middle and then narrows to a flat tail. The mouth is fitted with another piece of bamboo weave so that the prey can get in, but not out. It was approximately 30 years old when it was collected in 1981. The owner was Mrs. Phio Khamphiman (ผิว คำพิมาน) who is Angkhana's Aunt (Mrs. Angkhana Bunphong อังคณา บุญพงษ์). |
| Length | 56.5 cm |
| Width | 17 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 19 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
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