Tool, Batik

Batik tool. Bamboo handle attached to small metal head. Head is pointed at both ends and dyed dark black from indigo. Head is a composite of three thin sheets of metal tied together with hide or string.

Details

Catalog Number: A92:13:24

Object Name: Tool, Batik

Material: BAMBOOMETAL

Dimensions:

• Length: 19.0 cm
• Width: 3.0 cm

World Region: Asia

Culture Area: Southeast Asia

People/Culture: Hmong

Culture Subgroup: Blue Hmong

Place Made: Blue HmongTham Wiang GeeNan ProvinceThailand

Collection: Anthropology