Box
82-7-56.1
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Ka Tip Ya | กะติบยา | Ka Tip Mak | กะติบหมาก | Talap Yasup | ตลับยาสูบ | Talap Khiphueng | ตลับขี้ผึ้ง |
| Object Number | 82-7-56.1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang |
| Site Name | Ban Chiang | บ้านเชียง |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Metal |
| Subject | Betel Chewing Tools and Equipment |
| Description | Small metal container (.1) with a lid (.2). The material is worked into a flower design on the lid. It was possibly used to hold an herb for toothpaste (ยาเส้นสำหรับสีฟัน). One can also put in betel nut (mak หมาก ). It is too large for lipwax (nuat นวด). It was over 40 years old at the time of its acquisition in 1981. The owner was a Mr. Phua Butphrom (พัว บุตรพรม). |
| Height | 4.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 6 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 028? - Field Number |
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