Water Dipper Item Number: 3559/24 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. Curvilinear motifs extend from grooves onto either side of handle.
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.