Fish Trap
82-7-231
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 82-7-231 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bamboo |
| Technique | Basketry |
| Description | Oval-shaped cylinder with handle on the outside. Closed off at one end. Opening at top; inside the trap is a conical structure made so that fish can enter but cannot leave. The same type of structure is also in the middle of the tube. Used in lakes, quiet stream water, or river edges. Can also catch fish in grassy areas. |
| Height | 14 cm |
| Length | 76 cm |
| Width | 24 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 031 - Other Number |
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