Knife Sheath
82-7-145B
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Bong Mit Laem | บ้องมีดแหลม | Plok Mit Plai Laem | ปลอกมีดปลายแหลม |
| Object Number | 82-7-145B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang |
| Site Name | Ban Chiang | บ้านเชียง |
| Date Made | ca. 1950 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Rattan | Wood |
| Subject | Cutting Tool |
| Description | A bamboo sheath with two rattan braided wrapping strips. The lower rattan braid is loose. It is said to be over 30 years old. It was collected in 1981 so older than 1951. It was donated by Mrs. Angkhana Bunphong (อังคณา บุญพงษ์). |
| Length | 24 cm |
| Width | 4.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 239 - Field Number |
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