Basket
82-7-201
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Udon Thani (City)
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Khu Ka Lum | คุกะลุม | Khu Om | คุออม | Kharu | ครุ | Thang Nam | ถังน้ำ |
| Object Number | 82-7-201 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Udon Thani (City) |
| Site Name | Udon Thani (City) |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bamboo |
| Technique | Basketry |
| Subject | Container | Transportation Artifacts |
| Description | A basket which has a square base and sits on four small pegs at each corner. The handle is as long as the basket itself. The basket is woven and coated with a resin-based material from plants (Nam Man Yang Khi Si น้ำมันยางขี้ซี ) inside and outside to waterproof it. It is used to store and keep small fish or shimp alive. |
| Height | 37 cm |
| Length | 18 cm |
| Width | 18 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 30 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 024 - Field Number |
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