Water Buffalo Cart Chassis

82-7-290A

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang

Curatorial Section: Asian

Native Name Lo | ล้อ | Kwian | เกวียน
Object Number 82-7-290A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang
Site Name Ban Chiang | บ้านเชียง
Date Made ca. 1977
Section Asian
Materials Wood | Metal
Subject Transportation Artifacts
Description

A large V-shaped cart chassis for a water buffalo driven cart. It includes a wheel axle support, a wooden platform to support the cart's body, a metal bolt to anchor the body, and two hitching attachments at the front. There is incised ornamentation on body and the entire piece is painted black.

Length 408.94 cm
Width 80.01 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 225 - Field Number | UM37 - Field No SF

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