Material: Bronze
Style: Bali, Indonesia
Size: Height 19 cm, Width 24 cm, Depth 14 cm
Order Number: MHSAHWC1

From our book Secrets of Bali:

Balinese Hinduism is called the ‘Holy Water Religion’, Agama Tirta, which indicates the centrality of holy water in the religion. It is used in every ceremony, in every ritual, and poured over every offering, every sacrifice, every building, every rice field and every person. This sacred substance cleanses, blesses and purifies. It gets rid of evil and protects. At the end of prayers, the priest pours holy water over the person’s head. There are many varieties.

This type of teapot or kettle was not used  for tea or coffee but to store holy water. It could have been used by a high priest (pedanda) to wash his hands and feet before starting a ceremony.

The spout is a cobra, naga, the protector of springs, wells and rivers, hence bringing rain, and thus fertility.

19th – early 20th century.

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Material: Cempaka Wood, hand painted, glass bottles
Style: Bali
Size: Height 18 cm, 40 cm (to top of the bottles), Length 21.5 cm, Width 9.5 cm
Order Number: MHSBH9

To hold  holy water, arak and brem, used in all Balinese Hindu ceremonies, called a Tetabuhan. The bottles are held by a white Nandi, Siwa’s mount.

The Sanskrit word Nandi means happy, joy, and satisfaction, the properties of the divine guardian of Siwa. Almost all Siwa temples display stone images of a seated Nandi, generally facing the main shrine and usually depicted as a bull.

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Material: Cempaka Wood, hand painted, glass bottles
Style: Bali
Size: Height 19cm, 42 cm (to top of the bottles), Length 49 cm, Width 12 cm
Order Number: MHSBH10

To hold  holy water, arak and brem, used in all Balinese Hindu ceremonies, called a Tetabuhan. The bottles are held by a white Nandi, Siwa’s mount.

The Sanskrit word Nandi means happy, joy, and satisfaction, the properties of the divine guardian of Siwa. Almost all Siwa temples display stone images of a seated Nandi, generally facing the main shrine and usually depicted as a bull.

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