Carrying Basket
Shoulder Basket
82-7-25B
From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Kata | กะต่า | Takra | ตะกร้า | Takra Nguang | ตะกร้างวง |
| Object Number | 82-7-25B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Thai | Isaan |
| Provenience | Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang |
| Site Name | Ban Chiang | บ้านเชียง |
| Date Made | 1900-1981 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Rattan | Bamboo |
| Technique | Basketry |
| Subject | Distribution & Transportation Objects | Container | Weights & Measures Tools and Equipment |
| Description | Large, tightly woven basket with a bamboo handle. This type of basket is used with a shoulder harness. Rice and other items are carried in them. It can hold approximatley 16 kilograms of rice. . |
| Height | 64 cm |
| Length | 21.5 cm |
| Width | 21 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 43 cm |
| Credit Line | Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981 |
| Other Number | 182 - Field Number |
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