Crossbow
82-7-233
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Om Kaeo
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Na Keng | หน้าเก้ง | Na Mai | หน้าไม้ |
| Object Number | 82-7-233 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Om Kaeo |
| Site Name | Ban Om Kaeo | บ้านอ้อมแก้ว |
| Date Made | ca. 1977 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bamboo | Rope | Water Buffalo Horn | Wood | Sugar Palm Fiber | Rattan | Metal |
| Technique | Braided |
| Subject | Hunting Equipment |
| Description | A crossbow with a cross-shaped frame with a trigger part-way up the handle and a cord strung along the crosspiece. There is moderate decoration. About four years old (when it was acquired in 1981). It was made by a Mr. Buali (บัวลี). It is used for hunting porcupine (เม่น) and barking deer (อีเก้ง). An arrow can be poisoned with poison obtained from the upas tree (ยางน่อง). It is used with arrows (82-7-273A,B,C). |
| Height | 5 cm |
| Length | 90 cm |
| Width | 95 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 019 - Field Number |
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