Knife Sheath
82-7-175.2
From: Thailand | Sakon Nakhon | Ban Pueai
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Bong Mit Laem | บ้องมีดแหลม | Plok Mit Plai Laem | ปลอกมีดปลายแหลม |
| Object Number | 82-7-175.2 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Sakon Nakhon | Ban Pueai |
| Site Name | Ban Pueai | บ้านเปือย |
| Date Made | ca. 1971 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Rattan |
| Subject | Cutting Tool |
| Description | A long blade (.1) with a plain wooden handle. The sheath (.2) is made of a collection of bamboo strips bound together at top by interweaving of rattan strips. The top flares out due to rattan strips. It is used for soft work such as cooking or other activities that don't require as sharp an edge for cutting (e.g. woodworking). (It was 10 years old at the time of the acquisition in 1981). |
| Length | 54 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 3 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 071 - Field Number |
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