GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Large ceramic jars made in China, Vietnam, and Thailand were among the imported objects that Dayak peoples prized highly. Often thought to possess magical powers, these vessels were handed down as heirlooms from one generation to the next. The jars served as containers for water and rice, storage for treasured textiles, objects for the display of status, and repositories for ancestral bones among the privileged. The most common design was the dragon, a subject favored by many Dayak groups in their own art.
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- Roslyn Adele Walker, Label text, Arts of the Pacific Islands, 2013.
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Artist/designers
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Dayak: DMA
Geography
China (nation): TGN: 1000111
Process/materials
stoneware (pottery): AAT: 300010672
bosses (components): AAT: 300047259
Historical periods
Qing: AAT: 300018478
Individuals
Subject terms
dragons (mythical beings): AAT: 300375726
lions (animals/panthera leo species): AAT: 300310388
exports: AAT: 300252722
descendants: AAT: 300266305
jars (vessels): AAT: 300195347
storage jars: AAT: 300400541
rice (plants/genus): AAT: 300343827
water jars (vessels): DMA
status symbols: AAT: 300417329
bone (material): AAT: 300011798
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PROVENANCE
Before 1979: Rudi South, Dallas
1979: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, purchase from above [1]
The main source for this provenance is the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts Acquisition Record, dated December 18, 1979, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File. Exceptions and supporting documents are noted.
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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General Description
Large ceramic jars made in China, Vietnam, and Thailand were among the imported objects that Dayak peoples prized highly. Often thought to possess magical powers, these vessels were handed down as heirlooms from one generation to the next. The jars served as containers for water and rice, storage for treasured textiles, objects for the display of status, and repositories for ancestral bones among the privileged. The most common design was the dragon, a subject favored by many Dayak groups in their own art.
Excerpt from
- Roslyn Adele Walker, Label text, Arts of the Pacific Islands, 2013.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Dayak: DMA
Geography
China (nation): TGN: 1000111
Process/materials
stoneware (pottery): AAT: 300010672
bosses (components): AAT: 300047259
Historical periods
Qing: AAT: 300018478
Individuals
Subject terms
dragons (mythical beings): AAT: 300375726
lions (animals/panthera leo species): AAT: 300310388
exports: AAT: 300252722
descendants: AAT: 300266305
jars (vessels): AAT: 300195347
storage jars: AAT: 300400541
rice (plants/genus): AAT: 300343827
water jars (vessels): DMA
status symbols: AAT: 300417329
bone (material): AAT: 300011798
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Before 1979: Rudi South, Dallas
1979: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, purchase from above [1]
The main source for this provenance is the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts Acquisition Record, dated December 18, 1979, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File. Exceptions and supporting documents are noted.
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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