Title
Water vessels
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Perak, Malay Peninsula
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: B: H29 x Cir 53cm,
Object size: C: H29 x Cir 55cm,
Object size: A: H29 x Cir 58cm,
Object size: C-0431-A: Body: Dia18.5 /Mouth: Dia3.5 /Base: Dia14.7 /H29.2 cm,
Object size: C-0431-B: Body: Dia17.0 /Mouth: Dia4.0 /Base: Dia6.0 /H29.7 cm,
Object size: C-0431-C: H29.0 x Cir55.0 cm
Object size: C: H29 x Cir 55cm,
Object size: A: H29 x Cir 58cm,
Object size: C-0431-A: Body: Dia18.5 /Mouth: Dia3.5 /Base: Dia14.7 /H29.2 cm,
Object size: C-0431-B: Body: Dia17.0 /Mouth: Dia4.0 /Base: Dia6.0 /H29.7 cm,
Object size: C-0431-C: H29.0 x Cir55.0 cm
Accession No.
C-0431
Collection of
This earthenware water vessels derive their shapes from the gourd, a fleshy fruit of a creeping vine that since ancient times was hollowed out and dried for use as a water container. They have ribbed bodies and are decorated with incised geometric motif. The silver stoppers suggests that they were made for people of considerable means.Malay pottery consists mainly of household utensils such as cooking pots, dishes, storage vessels for water and incense braziers. Traditionally, they were hand-moulded without the use of potter’s wheel. Many take their shapes from natural forms such as fruit or vegetables and are decorated with incised floral and geometric motifs.
