Betel Masher
82-7-57
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Tha Chuang
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Khrok Tam Mak | ครกตำหมาก | Taban Mak | ตะบันหมาก | ตะบันตำหมาก |
| Object Number | 82-7-57 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Tha Chuang |
| Site Name | Ban Tha Chuang | บ้านท่าช่วง |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Mai Yung | Brass | Wood |
| Subject | Betel Chewing Tools and Equipment |
| Description | Betel masher in the form of a hollow brass cylinder with a wooden stopper at one end. The bottom flairs a little. It has double ring grooves around the top and bottom. It would be used to mash betel nut (mak หมาก ), betel leaves (bai phluใบพลู), and lime (pun ปูน). |
| Length | 12.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 3.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 144 - Field Number |
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