Title
Finger bowl
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Malacca
Dimension
Gross measurement: 8.4 x 12 cm
Accession No.
2011-01907
Collection of
This finger bowl was one of many household items used in a Peranakan home at the turn of the century. Peranakans traditionally ate with their fingers. As a bowl of water was required at the dinner table, finger bowls no doubt, were an essential item.
