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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 4391255, member: 45&quot;]I can&#039;t tell you for sure what the purpose is, but I can tell you that this is Sasak pottery, from Lombok, Indonesia.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Sasak potters from Lombok have been making distinctive pots that combine rattan stitching on rims, and sometimes handles, with the clay that fires red with black fireclouds, or all black, depending on the way it is fired.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There is now a book out, that covers Sasak pottery: <u>Vessels of Life: Lombok Earthenware</u> by Jean McKinnon.&nbsp;&nbsp; Sometimes the red pottery is made with etched designs, sometimes it is left with just the fireclouds for decoration.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Since it is pit-fired, and is not glazed, it isn&#039;t waterproof, so perhaps it is intended to be decorative, or the use is left to the discretion of the buyer.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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