Betel Tray
82-7-96
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Khan Mak | ขันหมาก | Khanmak Mai | ขันหมากไม้ |
| Object Number | 82-7-96 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang |
| Site Name | Ban Chiang | บ้านเชียง |
| Date Made | ca. 1940 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Mai Yaw Paa | Rattan | Bamboo |
| Subject | Betel Chewing Tools and Equipment |
| Description | A betel try in the form of a woven bamboo shallow dish, set on a circular bamboo base. The owner was a Mrs. Khiao Montriphithak (เขียว มนตรีพิทักษ์) who is Angkhana's mother (Mrs. Angkhana Bunphong อังคณา บุญพงษ์). She bought it for 2 baht in Ban Chiang about 40 years before it was collected in 1981. |
| Height | 9.4 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 28 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 047 - Field Number |
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