Knife
82-7-188
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Mit Tok | มีดตอก | Mit Chak Tok | มีดจักตอก |
| Object Number | 82-7-188 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang |
| Site Name | Ban Chiang | บ้านเชียง |
| Period | 20th Century |
| Date Made | 1945 - 1965 CE |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Iron | Wood |
| Subject | Cutting Tool | Woodworking Tools and Equipment |
| Description | An iron blade with a cut off wooden handle. It is made for for cutting, scraping, thinning, or shaving strips of bamboo or rattan. (It was 20-30 years old at the time of acquisition in 1981). |
| Length | 24 cm |
| Width | 3 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 015 - Field Number |
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