Tuareg Wood Bowl

A deep, dark bowl with a single flat lug on its side, and a crackled surface like old leather.

This bowl is Tuareg, and is wood. Tuareg households across the Sahara and Sahel have long used carved wooden bowls for serving and storing food and milk. The shallow hemisphere has a thick rim with a ridge just below the lip. One small rectangular handle projects from the side. The surface is dark brown and finely cracked, with pale scuffs and signs of long use, and a slight sheen shows where hands have held it. It is 6 inches high and 12.75 in diameter.

A bowl that has seen a great many meals.