Balance Scale
82-7-299
From: Thailand | Udon Thani
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Sing Hap | ซิงหาบ | Ta Chang | ตาชั่ง | Ta Teng | ตาเต็ง |
| Object Number | 82-7-299 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Wood | Metal | Rope |
| Subject | Weights & Measures Tools and Equipment |
| Description | A balance scale in the form of a long pole with shiny brown/black finish and bumps along the length, which indicate weight measurements. There are holes with a handle or loop of rope through the two holes towards the center. At the very end hole, there is a rope with a double hook of metal attached and the next to it has a loop of rope. It used with a weight in the shape of a bell (82-7-43). |
| Length | 80.3 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 1.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 253 - Field Number |
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