Title
Water vessel
Year/Period
c. 1930
Region
Collected near Tangkat, Johore, Malay Peninsula
Dimension
Object size: Body: Dia20.0 /Mouth: Dia6.5 /Base: Dia9.0 /H27.2 cm
Accession No.
C-0603
Collection of
This earthenware water vessel derives its shape 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. It is decorated with incised vertical lines.
