Altar

Title
Altar
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th century
Region
Southeast Asia
Material
Dimension
Object size: H87 x W111 x D111 cm
Accession No.
2006-01922

This altar features curved legs with carvings of the auspicious motifs of ‘fu lu shou’ and the cockerel. It is made of teak but lacquered red, a practice more common to gilded namwood Peranakan wedding furniture.