Knife

82-7-145A

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Mit Laem | มีดแหลม | Mit Plai Laem | มีดปลายแหลม
Object Number 82-7-145A
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 Iron | Wood
Subject Cutting Tool
Description

An all purpose small knife with an iron blade and bolster with a wooden cylinder handle. It is said to be over 30 years old. It was collected in 1981 so older than 1951. It was donated by Mrs. Angkhana Bunphong (อังคณา บุญพงษ์).

Length 27 cm
Width 2.5 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 239 - Field Number

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