Indonesian Kendi or Ritual Water Vessel

A little house-shaped vessel with a pitched roof and a pale tipped spout.

This kendi or ritual water vessel is from Java, Indonesia. It is terra cotta. Kendi are made across Southeast Asia, and the form is generally thought to have spread through trade and religious exchange between India, China and the islands of Indonesia. Short cylindrical base rises to a sloping conical shoulder, capped with a tall neck and ringed lip. A lighter, orange-toned spout juts from the left, and the dark body has soft horizontal marks. It is 6 inches wide, 5 deep and 9 high.

A tiny cottage that apparently runs on liquid.