ตะกร้าไม้ไผ่ / กระติ๊บข้าว (Kratip Khao / Takra Mai Phai)
Village-scale bamboo basketry of northeastern Thailand producing the kratip khao (triangular sticky rice container) and related functional objects through diagonal plaiting of split bamboo strips. The kratip khao is the defining domestic object of Isan culture — used daily in every Isan household. Confirmed in DCP national inventory (DCP 2016).
Risk level: Thriving · Not Listed — confirmed in DCP national inventory (DCP 2016)
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