Shuttle

82-7-213

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Pu Lu

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Ka Suai | กะสวย | Kra Suai | กระสวย
Object Number 82-7-213
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Pu Lu
Site Name Ban Pu Lu | บ้านปูลู
Date Made 1900-1981
Section Asian
Materials Wood
Subject Textileworking Tools and Equipment
Description

A shuttle decorated in the middle with the tapered ends without decoration. The middle part is hollowed out. Just to the left and right of the hollow is a triangle of carving: small dots in 13 registers moving away from the hollowed section. There is no other decoration. It is made of a dark, brown wood.

Height 3.2 cm
Length 51 cm
Width 3.5 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 158 - Field Number

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