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Lua (Thai Produce Basket, Kheng) — Wide Ruak-Bamboo Skin Strips, an Open Plain-Weave Square Base, a Close Plain-Weave Body, a Round Mouth 60-70 cm, 60 cm High, with Ears
หลัว (lua) is a container shaped like a krabung, with a round mouth, a square tapered bottom and ears at the rim, for vegetables and fruit; in some places it is called kheng.
This blueprint weaves a real lua to the sizes in the source.
Intermediate
About 1-2 days
Instructions
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Real sizes
Real sizes
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Square-bottomed baskets, before it
Square-bottomed baskets, before it
The krabung is close-woven with a rattan rim; the lua has an open-weave base, a close-woven body and a rim of folded standing strips, with no rattan binding.
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Read from the source
Read from the source
"The base is woven in open plain weave as a square sheet, then bent up vertically; the body is woven in close plain weave round and round up to the mouth, with phlai strips up to the rim, and the standing strips are folded and tucked across each other as the rim." (Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, author วิบูลย์ ลี้สุวรรณ (Wiboon Leesuwan), CC BY 4.0)
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Strips and base
Strips and base
Split wide strips from ruak bamboo skin. Weave the base in open plain weave as a square sheet, then bend the strips up vertically.
Materials for this step:
Bamboo Poles1 pieceTools needed:
Machete
Knife5
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Body
Body
Weave close plain weave round and round up to the mouth, finishing with phlai strips up to the rim.
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Rim and ears
Rim and ears
Fold the standing strips and tuck them across each other to form the rim, and make ears at the rim.
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Real photos
Real photos
Photos of a real lua (Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, author วิบูลย์ ลี้สุวรรณ (Wiboon Leesuwan), CC BY 4.0).
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How it is used
How it is used
A large lua holds vegetables and fruit; a small one holds small things.
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting the lua.
Flow
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History and limits
History and limits
The lua is shaped like a krabung and in some places is called kheng. Take care with the knife when splitting strips.
Source: Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, Traditional Objects of Everyday Use database, "หลัว", author วิบูลย์ ลี้สุวรรณ (Wiboon Leesuwan) (CC BY 4.0 licence).
**Limits** The source gives no strip width and no method for the ears.
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