Native Name | Pawm Nam Dang | ป่อมนำดาง |
Object Number | 82-7-16 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Thai | Isaan |
Provenience | Thailand | Baan Pluoei |
Date Made | 1900-1981 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Ceramic |
Description | A large clay jar with a large wide rim and holes poked through the bottom. There is a criss cross design of lines all around the jar. It is used for making alkali with ashes of coconut, sugar palm and others. These are put into the pot and water is allowed to drip through. Used in dye making and bleaching clothes (ให้การทำย้อมคราม). |
Height | 20.5 cm |
Outside Diameter | 23.5 cm |
Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
Other Number | 066 - Other Number |
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