Black Stoneware Kendi

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Artist Unknown

Culture Thai

Title Black Stoneware Kendi

Date 16th century

Medium Stoneware and clay

Dimensions Overall: 3 1/8 x 3 9/16 in. (7.9 x 9 cm)

Credit Line Gift of Dean F. Frasché, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 67.58.21

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The body and spout were both thrown separately, and then the spout was added to the body. The potter’s fingerprints are visible where the two pieces were joined.

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"Black Stoneware Kendi | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=67.58.21