Fish Trap
82-7-67
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Om Kaeo
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Tum Pla Chio | ตุ้มปลาชิว | Tum Pla Sio | ตุ้มปลาชิว |
| Object Number | 82-7-67 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Om Kaeo |
| Site Name | Ban Om Kaeo | บ้านอ้อมแก้ว |
| Date Made | ca. 1978 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bamboo | Basketry |
| Technique | Basketry |
| Subject | Fishing Equipment |
| Description | A fish trap in a long, cylindrical basket woven from bamboo (mai phai ban ไม้ไผ่บ้าน). It has a thin piece of wood attached to the side as a handle. The bottom is flat with a hole woven into it. The hole is not just flat but has raised sides. The basket is used by being tied to a post near bamboo and baited with bran and cooked red ants. It is used seasonally from August through September. The owner was a Mr. Sung (สูง). |
| Height | 79 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 19 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 041 - Field Number |
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