Floating Fish Container
Floating Fish Trap
Basket
82-7-77
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Kata Pla | กะต่าปลา | Khong | ข้อง | Khong Nok Hong | ข้องนกหง | Khong Loi | ข้องลอย |
| Object Number | 82-7-77 |
| 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 | Mai Khaaw | Nylon | Rattan | Bamboo | Basketry |
| Technique | Basketry |
| Subject | Fishing Equipment |
| Description | A floating fish container in the form of a woven bamboo (ไม้ไผ่บ้าน) and rattan (หวาย) basket with a woven lid. The lid has a rim that encircles the hole it has in the middle. This hole has another lid attached to it from the inside. The entire basket has two sections of bamboo tied to either side of it. The basket is tied to the waist in water and allowed to float off. It is used to store caught fish as the rim on the top prevents fish from jumping out. The owner was Mr. Daeng Phumsikaeo (แดง ภูมิศรีแก้ว). |
| Height | 20 cm |
| Length | 42 cm |
| Width | 34.2 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 30 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 032 - Field Number |
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