Title
Kettle
Year/Period
c.1900
Region
Minangkabau, Western Sumatra
Accession No.
XXXX-02883
Collection of
This kettle has an open-work scrolling fringe on the spout and the body is decorated with bands of stylised triangular bamboo shoot (pucuk rebung) motifs. Kettles such as this were used to serve drinking water during weddings or festivals. It may have also been used to store water for washing the right hand after eating.
