African Jar Container Camel Milk Somali Wood Rustic Camel Milk Container

This is a wonderful Old Somali Distressed Wood Woven Bottom Camel Milk Container from East Africa. These pastoral peoples have a variety of containers made in various materials such as wood, gourds or plant fibers, and using different kinds of designs and decoration. This tall container is very distressed wood with a handwoven watertight basket form on the bottom. The women use a coil technique with strands of fibers are bunched together and wrapped at regular intervals with either one or two other fibers. They are so densely woven that milk does not leak from them. These milk containers are a part of everyday life, and used to carry and preserve milk from their camels. Milk is an essential part of pastoral peoples diet. Milk was also used in rituals of fertility. Milk containers are present in every household and used daily. This Somali wood container is rustic and One of a Kind and would look beautiful in your home or unique to add to your collection. This bowl was collected in the field, shows age and use with a tribal repair on side.

9" tall
9" wide
9" deep

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