Elephant Hook
82-7-168
From: Thailand | Ban Dun
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Khaw Sap Chaang | ขอสับชาง |
| Object Number | 82-7-168 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Ban Dun |
| Date Made | 1700-1950 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Wood | Iron |
| Description | Narrow and slightly curved iron hook attached to long, straight, wooden handle. Hook pointed at end. Hook attached to handle by iron loop which surrounds handle. Used to guide or control elephants. |
| Height | 2.5 cm |
| Length | 35.5 cm |
| Width | 14 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 016 - Other Number |
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