Eel Trap
Fish Trap
82-7-68
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Thung Fon
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Tum Pla Lai | ตุ้มปลาไหล | Tum Ian | ตุ้มเอี่ยน |
| Object Number | 82-7-68 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Thung Fon |
| Site Name | Ban Thung Fon | บ้านทุ่งฝน |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bamboo | Basketry |
| Technique | Basketry |
| Subject | Fishing Equipment |
| Description | An eel fish trap that comes in two pieces. The actual trap is an erlenmeyer flask shaped basket made of woven bamboo. It has a long narrow neck. Near the very bottom of the basket is a hole where the prey enters. The second piece is a core stake. If fits into the neck of the trap. This core is filled with the bait of a snail, fish and crab, and staked in to muddy area where the water is about 50 cm. |
| Height | 26 cm |
| Length | 68 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 10 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 123 - Field Number |
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