Iron Forging Base
82-7-288
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Don
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | ทั่ง (Thang) |
| Object Number | 82-7-288 |
| 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 | Wood |
| Subject | Metalworking Tools and Equipment |
| Description | A large uneven tree trunk which somewhat blackened and covered with holes of various sizes. An anvil (82-7-151B) fits into one of the holes. It is part of a "blacksmith's toolkit" (82-7-151A,B, 82-7-172, 82-7-173, 82-7-288). |
| Height | 27.94 cm |
| Length | 101.6 cm |
| Width | 25.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 091d - Field Number |
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