Fish Trap
82-7-259
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Dong Yen
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Sai Hua Sua | ไซหัวเสือ |
| Object Number | 82-7-259 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Dong Yen |
| Site Name | Ban Dong Yen | บ้านดงเย็น |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bamboo |
| Technique | Basketry |
| Subject | Fishing Equipment |
| Description | Fish trap in the form of a long narrow tube (woven) with a small neck at one end, and a larger base at other. The large end allows fish to swim in, but prevents them from escaping. This is used in rice paddies in conjunction with dikes with a bamboo fence (ต้อน), and a board net (ดางต่ง), to capture fish. |
| Length | 121.92 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 22.86 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 112 - Field Number |
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