Description

Traditional use:
Kerton or Jakun lidded containers were originally small containers to keep gambir, areca nut or tobacco, housed within an epok pandanus betel-box.

These tripod containers have been scaled-up and made as a nesting set. The name of the containers literally translates as "scorpion leg container".

Contemporary use:
As a set of unique hold-alls or funky table ornaments.

Artisan: Meriah Teh @ Mak Peran
Artisan age: 40s
Ethnic group: Jakun (Orang Asli)

Dimensions:
Large: 16 cm (h) x 10 cm (d)
Medium: 13.5 cm (h) x 8 cm (d)
Small: 11.5 cm (h) x 6 cm (d)
Material: buyu' (processed wild pandanus strips, dyed)
Colour: Purple

Village: Kg. Simpai, Pekan in Pahang (Peninsular Malaysia)