Fish Trap
82-7-125
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Tum Li | ตุ้มหลี่ | Tum | ตุ้ม |
| Object Number | 82-7-125 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang |
| Site Name | Ban Chiang | บ้านเชียง |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bamboo |
| Subject | Fishing Equipment |
| Description | A fish trap in the form of a bamboo basket with a bulb shape and a short neck. In the middle of the side is an opening. The mouth has a woven funnel that fits into it. It is used to catch fish in flowing rivers at the end of another fish trap. |
| Height | 56 cm |
| Length | 20 cm |
| Width | 21 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 41.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 195 - Field Number |
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