Blacksmith's Tongs
82-7-172
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Don
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Khim Pak Pe | คีมปากเป | Khim Chap Lek Ron | คีมจับเหล็กร้อน |
| Object Number | 82-7-172 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Don |
| Site Name | Ban Don | บ้านดอน |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Iron |
| Subject | Metalworking Tools and Equipment |
| Description | Tongs used by blacksmiths in the form of a simple plier apparatus with long handles which are joined by an iron pin. The surface for picking up the item is flat. (Part of an iron forge set of 151A-B, 172, 173, 288). |
| Height | 1.5 cm |
| Length | 44.5 cm |
| Width | 3.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 091b - Field Number |
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