Title
Water pot
Year/Period
1930s
Region
Kelantan, Northeast Malay Peninsula
Dimension
Object size: H: 17.4,
x Dia: 18.0 cm,
Object size: 17.4 x 18.0 x 18.0 cm
x Dia: 18.0 cm,
Object size: 17.4 x 18.0 x 18.0 cm
Accession No.
C-0555
Collection of
This bulbous water pot is decorated with incised floral and geometric motifs.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.
