kendi
- Museum number
- 2005,0507.1
- Description
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Brass kendi, or water vessel, of a type originating from India where they were used for ritual ablutions. Made using the lost-wax method. The decoratively panelled body shows floral and vegetal motifs particular to the area around Sungei Puar (Sumatra). Its long neck, which has limited decoration, also functions as a handle. Some ceramic kendi of a different form were made for export to Southeast Asia from China and were popular across Indonesia.
- Production date
- 20thC (early)-20thc (mid)
- Dimensions
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Height: 31 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- For a similar example, see Gretchen Liu (ed.), 'Treasures from the National Museum, Singapore' (National Museum, Singapore, 1987), pp. pp.74-5.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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2012 Sep – 2013 Apr, BM G91, ‘Ritual and revelry: the art of drinking in Asia'
- Condition
- Generally good, although there is a dent to one of the panels of the flask and, at the base of one of the other panels, a break has been mended.
- Acquisition date
- 2005
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 2005,0507.1
