Net Needle
82-7-144
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Thung Fon
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Kim Pan | กีมป่าน | Kim San Hae | กีมสานแห | ชุน |
| Object Number | 82-7-144 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Thung Fon |
| Site Name | Ban Thung Fon | บ้านทุ่งฝน |
| Date Made | 4/26/81 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bamboo |
| Subject | Fiberworking Tools and Equipment |
| Description | A net needle in the form of a flat piece of bamboo (highly polished on one side), which is pointed at one end. There is an oval shaped hole in the center with a string wrapped around a small pointed projection. This is used to make fish nets (การสานแห) with flax or flax-type plants (ปอป่าน, ปอเทือง). |
| Length | 15 cm |
| Width | 2 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 150 - Field Number |
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