ASIAN BRASS KETTLE - 14 KILOS - from SUEZYT
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Condition
Secondhand
Location
South Africa
Product code
[DISP]230404/123206
Bob Shop ID
613329753
LARGE (14 KILOS) ZOOMORPHIC BRASS KETTLE (CEREK)
HEIGHT 30cms LENGTH 39cms
This monumentalￂﾠbrass kettle was probably cast
in the 19th century on Borneo Island in either Brunel or Sarawak Stateￂﾠ
(now part of Malaysia)
The sides of the body are cast with two dramatic Borneo-type dragons, fish lotus root segments and a grotesque gargoyle mask.
Chinese influence such as dragons were frequently exhibited despite Islam being Brunel's main religion today
On the shoulders of the base stand - Dongsan like - four cast tree frogs
Another has been cast on the flap that slides over the end of the spout.
(The grey marks are from welding which has discoloured over the years)
A lid, which sits in the kettle, has a grotesque amphibian-like
creature as its finial. The spout emits from the mouth of a bearded dragon.
A large cast handle with elaborate scrolls has cast into the top
a snub-nosed crocodile
ￂﾠThe kettle was not used for heating or preparing beverages but
for hand washing on ceremonial occasions.ￂﾠ
It was also used as a store of wealth and traded like currency (Cerek)
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A kettle as large and elaborate as this would have been used for
special feasts only, particularly for weddings where wealth and
ostentation need to be on display, and only in wealthier households.
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REFERENCE: A related example is in the collection of The National Museum of Singapore and illustrated in Singh, B., Malay Brassware, National Museum of Singapore 1985
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