Grater
82-7-7
From: Thailand | Sakon Nakhon | Ban Pueai
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Ho Khamin | ฮอขมิ้น | Khrueang Fon Khamin | เครื่องฝนขมิ้น |
| Object Number | 82-7-7 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Sakon Nakhon | Ban Pueai |
| Site Name | Ban Pueai | บ้านเปือย |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Ceramic | Stoneware |
| Subject | Medical & Psychological Tools and Equipment |
| Description | A grating bowl made of stoneware with cut grooves running down the inside of the bowl. This is used for grating roots (wan ว่าน, a general name for sedges, flags, orchids, hemp, and herbs) for medicine and for use as a poultice. It is not usually used for food preparation. |
| Height | 7.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 14 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 059 - Field Number |
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