Title
Water jar
Year/Period
1970s
Region
Malay Peninsula
Material
Dimension
Object size: H8.0 cm
Accession No.
C-0585
Collection of
This object shows the first stage in the production of a gourd-shaped water vessel.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.
