Thai Sawankhalok Brown-Glazed Stoneware Mercury Bottle romanpottery The Dani believe in a

The Dani believe in a vital soul-substance known as “seeds of singing” (edai-egen)

Lampung dyes were entirely natural: red from sepang (Caesalpinia sappan)

free-spirited aesthetic

Boube Gado

detached from the natural anatomy of the head

Thai Sawankhalok Brown-Glazed Stoneware Mercury Bottle romanpottery The Dani believe in aAyutthaya Kingdom Period, c. 13001500 AD, Ban Ko Noi Kilns, Sawankhalok, Thailand A superb small gourd shaped stoneware bottle with sloping shoulders, a long narrow neck, and a flaring rim, resting on a flat unglazed base. Two small loop handles are applied to the neck for suspension. The vessel is coated with a lustrous deep brown glaze that extends from the shoulders downward, typical of the fine wares produced at the Ban Ko Noi kilns of Sawankhalok