Fan

82-7-220

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Wi | วี | Phat | พัด
Object Number 82-7-220
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang
Site Name Ban Chiang | บ้านเชียง
Date Made 1900-1981
Section Asian
Materials Bamboo
Subject Agricultural Tools and Equipment | Rice Production
Description

A fan in the shape of a flat woven circle with a long, round handle and a cross support. This type of fan is used to wave undeveloped kernels (ข้าวลีบ) after threshing.

Length 73.5 cm
Outside Diameter 47 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 256 - Field Number

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