| Native Name | Law Khuang |
| Object Number | 82-7-180C |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Baan Pluoei |
| Date Made | 1850-1911 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Wood | Iron | Gourd |
| Description | Metal spindle with red and white thread separated by disk made of gourd. An extended worked wood handle attaches to the mounting base of the wheel. The hub is a piece of bottle gourd. The wheel has a ladder construction. Two spokes are intact, two are disconnected from the hub and four are missing altogether. An iron handle extends as a crank from the hub. The spindle whorl is also a piece of wood and fits over the far end of the handle. Spinning wheel is "new" style. |
| Length | 28 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 065 - Other Number |
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