Fish Trap
82-7-70
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Kham Yang
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Tum Kung | ตุ้มกุง | Tum Plaa Siw | ตุ้มปลาชิว |
| Object Number | 82-7-70 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Kham Yang |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Coconut | Bamboo | Basketry |
| Technique | Basketry |
| Description | Woven bamboo (ไม้ไผ่บ้าน) fish trap that is narrow at the mouth and gradually widens towards the base. There is a string tied to the mouth as a handle. Also has a piece of stick tied to the top. The bottom has a hole in the center. It is not flat but has raised sides. Fish trap for Plaa Siw (ปลาซิว), a type of fish, baited with bran or roasted sticky rice to catch shrimp. Staked in August and September in smallish streams. |
| Height | 21 cm |
| Length | 64 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 11 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 004 - Other Number |
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