Water Dipper Item Number: 3559/26 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Water dipper with a coconut shell bowl and carved wooden handle. Tip of handle is drilled into back of bowl, extending towards centre; secured with a rod that curves along interior of wall. Tip is decorative and consists of two triangles framing a thin spire. Deep grooves carved around middle of spire; semi-circle designs across triangles. Long handle has straight sides and bottom; top has multiple curves with grooves notched across length.
Thai people sometimes have small spirit houses in front of their homes, usually with a large clay pot of water & a dipper, so people passing by can use the dipper to drink, or for prayer and purification.