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Malay Brass Water Kettle
Sumatra/Malay Peninsular
circa 1920
height: 26.5cm, width: 30cm
This kettle, cast using the cire purdue or lost wax process, stands on a tall, splayed open-work base, and is decorated with bands of stylised triangular
bamboo shoot (pucuk rebung) motifs, these being identifying characteristics of Malay brassware but which are also commonly used in Malay textile design and
woodwork.
It has a prominent spout with an open-work scrolling fringe, a heavy gauge handle cast with a woven bamboo motif, and a cover topped with a lotus-bud finial
that sits over, rather than in, the well of the kettle.
Malays did not use eating implements but ate with their right hands only. This type of kettle was used not for tea or coffee but to store cold water that was used
to wash the right hand after eating, or for drinking water.
In the past, Malays tended to eat sitting on the floor or ground, so the kettle is designed to stand on the floor, hence its sizeable and solid base to give it
elevation.
Inventory no.: 777
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Malay Brass Water Kettle
Sumatra/Malay Peninsular
circa 1920
height: 26.5cm, width: 30cm
This kettle, cast using the cire purdue or lost wax process, stands on a tall, splayed open-work base, and is decorated with bands of stylised triangular
bamboo shoot (pucuk rebung) motifs, these being identifying characteristics of Malay brassware but which are also commonly used in Malay textile design and
woodwork.
It has a prominent spout with an open-work scrolling fringe, a heavy gauge handle cast with a woven bamboo motif, and a cover topped with a lotus-bud finial
that sits over, rather than in, the well of the kettle.
Malays did not use eating implements but ate with their right hands only. This type of kettle was used not for tea or coffee but to store cold water that was used
to wash the right hand after eating, or for drinking water.
In the past, Malays tended to eat sitting on the floor or ground, so the kettle is designed to stand on the floor, hence its sizeable and solid base to give it
elevation.
Inventory no.: 777
This Item is available - Ask about this item
