ก่องเข้า (kong khao) — a Woven Bamboo Urn on Crossed Wooden Feet, with a Dish-Cover Lid, Carried to the Fields

"The kong khao is usually carried along when travelling away from home, because it has a tall base so it can be set down in a flooded field, to keep ants off the rice and the side dishes." (Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, author พิชชา ทองขลิบ (Phitcha Thongkhlip), CC BY 4.0)

Split bamboo into strips and weave an urn-shaped body two layers deep, the outer layer in a decorative pattern.

Cross two boards of mixed hardwood in an X and tie them to the bottom so the kong stands.

Weave a lid shaped like a dish cover, with a rim of palmyra stalk, and make loops rising from the bottom for a cord to hang it or carry it on the shoulder.

Real photos of a ก่องเข้า (kong khao) from พิพิธภัณฑ์พื้นบ้านหนองบัวโคก (Nong Bua Khok Folk Museum) (Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, author พิชชา ทองขลิบ (Phitcha Thongkhlip), CC BY 4.0)

Put steamed sticky rice in the kong khao and close the lid. The steam from the rice escapes slowly, so the rice stays warm for a long time. Carry it on the shoulder to the fields and stand it on its tall foot in a flooded field, to keep ants off the rice and the side dishes.

A large kong khao is called kong khao po; the one for steamed rice in the ceremony of taking paddy into the granary is called kong khao khwan. At the Kathin merit-making festival villagers bring kong khao to offer to the temple. Source: Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, Traditional Objects of Everyday Use database, "ก่องเข้า" (CC BY 4.0 licence). **Limits** The source gives no size or weave pattern.