Rice measure

Title
Rice measure
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Brunei
Object Type
measuring vessels, kitchen and cooking items
Dimension
Object size: H:17.0 x W:18.6 x D:22.4 cm
Accession No.
XXXX-03245
Collection of
Asian Civilisations Museum

This vessel was used as a 'gantang' or rice measure. Gantang' was a measure used in the Malay Archipelago and approximated 2.8 kilograms.

 

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