Water Dipper Item Number: 3559/27 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Water dipper with a flat-bottomed aluminum bowl and plain wooden handle; handle is secured to back of bowl with nails and a piece of plastic(?). Exterior of bowl decorated with raised designs; top and bottom edges have braided lines, main body is decorated with repeating floral motif. Space between braids and flowers is filled with small impressed triangles; curvilinear and triangle motifs throughout. Manufacturer's mark engraved on base of bowl.
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.