Rice Mortar
82-7-287A
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Bun Mi
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Khrok Mong | ครกมอง | Khrok Tam Khao | ครกตำข้าว | ครกกระเดื่อง |
| Object Number | 82-7-287A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Bun Mi |
| Site Name | Ban Bun Mi | บ้านบุญมี |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Subject | Food Processing Tools and Equipment | Rice Production |
| Description | A section of a large tree trunk hollowed out at one end. It is used buried halfway underground and should have a grinder. It is used in conjunction with a foot operated rice pounder pole (82-7-287B) which has various pestles (82-7-287C,G,H). The pole is foot operated and swings between two large carved tree trunk parts (82-7-287D,E) that brings the pestle down onto the rice inside the mortar. |
| Height | 76.2 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 55.88 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 212 - Field Number |
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