dark vase

Crafted by hand, this decorative vase is incised with mega mendung patterns. Mega mendung is a traditional batik motif from Cirebon, West Java. It represents a cloud in many shape and colors. Mega itself has meaning of "cloud," while mendung is "dark cloud." Women potters from the Lombok Pottery Center work in terracotta, polishing the unglazed clay to a sleek, smooth finish.