rice cooker

human history

Other Name
Tumang
Description
Rice cooker, burnished clay. Cooking stove, water pot and rice steamer, comprising of five parts. Stove with notched decoration, in which sits rice steamer with lid. Steamer has no base, but a small woven basket which sits in the hollow at base. Separate round water pot with lip. Burnished, clamp fired.
Place
Banyumulek/Lombok Island/Indonesia
Accession Number
2017.113.3
Accession Date
15 Dec 2017
Other Id
35/BA12/TB (Original Number)
34/BE7/H (Original Number)
Department
World

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Primary Maker
Amak Hamid (Potter)
Place
Banyumulek/Lombok Island/Indonesia
Period
20th century
Signature/marks
TEMBIKAR LOMBOK / EARTHERNWARE / HANDMADE IN INDONESIA (sticker)
Media
clay/inorganic material
palm fiber/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibre
Measurement Reading
310mm
320mm
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200mm
Classification
Cooker, Rice
Cooker, Steam
Device, Cooking
Food Preparation Equipment
Food Processing & Preparation T&E
04 Tools & Equipment for Materials
Last Update
29 Aug 2018

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