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Ian · 9th June 2006, 04:04 PM

Hi Tim:

That's an interesting item. Opium-related seems a good guess, but I don't know the function of the small accessory piece -- perhaps to scoop up or store some of the resin from the poppy.

The decoration looks Shan or "hill tribe" from the northern Thai/Burma/Laos /Southern China (Yunnan) area -- that is, the Golden Triangle region and we know that there is a substantial amount of opium trading there!

Perhaps one of our Thai members will recognize it.

Ian.

9th June 2006, 04:04 PM	#3
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,361	Something from the Golden Triangle maybe ... Hi Tim: That's an interesting item. Opium-related seems a good guess, but I don't know the function of the small accessory piece -- perhaps to scoop up or store some of the resin from the poppy. The decoration looks Shan or "hill tribe" from the northern Thai/Burma/Laos /Southern China (Yunnan) area -- that is, the Golden Triangle region and we know that there is a substantial amount of opium trading there! Perhaps one of our Thai members will recognize it. Ian.