Thai Sawankhalok Earthenware Kendi peru A charming and evocative aged

A charming and evocative aged cowrie shell armlet—originally a form of currency—composed of 44 carefully cut cowrie shells threaded onto a slender cotton band

and cultural identity

dark green patina with malachite encrustation and some areas of brown cuprite

and yellow pigments that highlight the needle and bead

Thai Sawankhalok Earthenware Kendi peru A charming and evocative agedSukhothai Kingdom or Early Ayutthaya Period, c. 13001400 AD, Si Satchanalai, Sawankhalok Kilns, Sukhothai Province, Thailand A superb example of early Southeast Asian ceramic artistry, this unglazed red brown earthenware kendi was expertly wheel thrown and burnished to a soft sheen. Of classic globular form, it features a mammiform spout, a tall flanged neck for grip, a delicately splayed foot, and a subtly carved undersidecharacteristic of fine