Cotton Fluffer

82-7-129

From: Thailand | Sakon Nakhon | Ban Yang Ngam

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Phiat | เพียด | Ka Phiat | กะเพียด | ตะกร้าสำหรับดีดฝ้าย
Object Number 82-7-129
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Sakon Nakhon | Ban Yang Ngam
Site Name Ban Yang Ngam | บ้านยางงาม
Date Made 1900-1981
Section Asian
Materials Basketry | Bamboo
Technique Basketry
Subject Textileworking Tools and Equipment | Cotton Production
Description

A cotton fluffer in the form of a large basket made of bamboo which narrows at the bottom. After the seeds are removed from the cotton ball with a cotton roller (อิ้ว), the balls are placed in this basket and fluffed with a bow (82-7-247). They are subsequently rolled before spinning.

Height 77 cm
Length 20 cm
Width 19 cm
Outside Diameter 53 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 088 - Field Number

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