Papermaking Container

MOA: University of British Columbia

3396/11 a-b

Container (part a) and mixing stick (part b) for stirring paper paste. The container is cylindrical, with one open end, and a concave base. Both the top and bottom sides are partially stripped. The stirring stick is composed of a long cylindrical shaft, with five small wood pegs inserted into the rectangular end - three through one side, and two through the other.


  • Type of Item container
  • Culture Thai
  • Material bamboo grass
  • Measurements height 28.8 cm, width 7.2 cm (part a) height 42.2 cm, width 4.5 cm, depth 4.4 cm (part b)

  • Creator Chada Photi
  • Previous Owner Dorothy Field
  • Received from Dorothy Field

  • Made in Chiang Mai

  • Creation Date during 1980
  • Collection Date during 1985
  • Ownership Date before October 10, 2019
  • Acquisition Date on October 10, 2019

  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3396/0011