Betel Tray

82-7-96

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Khan Mak | ขันหมาก | Khanmak Mai | ขันหมากไม้
Object Number 82-7-96
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Chiang
Site Name Ban Chiang | บ้านเชียง
Date Made ca. 1940
Section Asian
Materials Mai Yaw Paa | Rattan | Bamboo
Subject Betel Chewing Tools and Equipment
Description

A betel try in the form of a woven bamboo shallow dish, set on a circular bamboo base. The owner was a Mrs. Khiao Montriphithak (เขียว มนตรีพิทักษ์) who is Angkhana's mother (Mrs. Angkhana Bunphong อังคณา บุญพงษ์). She bought it for 2 baht in Ban Chiang about 40 years before it was collected in 1981.

Height 9.4 cm
Outside Diameter 28 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 047 - Field Number

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