Rope Making Frame
82-7-147
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Kham Ta Na
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Mai Kang Po | ไม้ก่างปอ | Khrong Mai Kang Po | โครงไม้ก่างปอ | Khrong Mai | โครงไม้ | โครงสำหรับพันด้ายหรือเชือก |
| Object Number | 82-7-147 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Kham Ta Na |
| Site Name | Ban Kham Ta Na | บ้านคำตานา |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Mai Duu | Wood | Metal | Nails |
| Technique | Nailed |
| Subject | Fiberworking Tools and Equipment |
| Description | A rope making frame in the form of four strips of wood nailed together to form a lattice structure. There is some sample rope wound around center. It is used by winding twisted rope fibers onto the frame then twisting them into rope. |
| Length | 27.5 cm |
| Width | 27.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 185 - Field Number |
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