Title
Kettle-shaped water vessel
Year/Period
1930s
Region
Kelantan, Northeast Malay Peninsula
Object Type
Dimension
Object size: C-0552-A: H25.8 x W28.8 x D21.0 cm,
Object size: C-0552-B: H3.7 x Dia10.8 cm
Object size: C-0552-B: H3.7 x Dia10.8 cm
Accession No.
C-0552
Collection of
This kettle-shaped water vessel is decorated with incised designs of floral and geomateric 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.
