Peranakan Silver Spittoon Between Declarations and Dreams is

Between Declarations and Dreams is National Gallery Singapore’s inaugural exhibition of the art of Southeast Asia from the 19th century to the present

the people who settled the islands of Southeast Asia had developed a philosophy for existence in a highly unpredictable world

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Hendra believed that life existed because of the community

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Peranakan Silver Spittoon Between Declarations and Dreams isThis early 20th century silver spittoon was made in Java, likely by a Chinese silversmith for a Peranakan client. It was used in the context of betel nut chewing, a common social and cultural practice in the region at the time. The spittoon has a compressed globular base and a wide, flared, scalloped rim. Its surface is decorated with alternating panelssome plain, others chased with floral, bird, and foliate motifs. The rim is engraved with a petal