Indonesian Yogya, Djokja Bread Basket with human and animal figures, Ca 1890
An Indonesian, Bali, low silver content (800/1000) large bread basket. A large bread basket with each at the longest sides a Peacock and middle at the sides a Kalahead (a mask of a monster lion) (Bali) between flowers and human and animal figures in 4 scalloped panels. The silver from the former Dutch colony, East Indies, present-day Indonesia, is called Djokja. Traveling salesmen and repatriates brought many silver objects with them to the Netherlands. The largest and most beautiful production is from the period 1880 to 1930.
Djokja silver...
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Late 19th Century Antique Southeast Asian Decorative Objects