Fish Trap
82-7-276
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Thung Fon
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Tum Pla Kot | ตุ้มปลากด |
| Object Number | 82-7-276 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Thung Fon |
| Site Name | Ban Thung Fon | บ้านทุ่งฝน |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bamboo | Rattan |
| Technique | Basketry |
| Subject | Fishing Equipment |
| Description | Catfish trap in the form of a cylindrical basket with a narrowed neck. It is free-standing. The bottom has a small opening which has inward pointing sticks allowing a fish to swim in but preventing it from swimming out. It is used in September and October when fish migrate. It is baited with termites and used for catching naked catfishes also known as bagrid catfishes. |
| Height | 172.72 cm |
| Width | 33.02 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 136 - Field Number |
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