Carrying Basket

Shoulder Basket

82-7-25B

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Kata | กะต่า | Takra | ตะกร้า | Takra Nguang | ตะกร้างวง
Object Number 82-7-25B
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 Rattan | Bamboo
Technique Basketry
Subject Distribution & Transportation Objects | Container | Weights & Measures Tools and Equipment
Description

Large, tightly woven basket with a bamboo handle. This type of basket is used with a shoulder harness. Rice and other items are carried in them. It can hold approximatley 16 kilograms of rice. .

Height 64 cm
Length 21.5 cm
Width 21 cm
Outside Diameter 43 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 182 - Field Number

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