Baganda Milk Jug with Native Repair

A glint of silver at the lip, and the rest in shadow.

This wooden milk vessel was made by the Baganda of Uganda, East Africa, in the 20th century. The record describes a native repair, here a hammered aluminum band at the neck, textured with tiny punch marks. Wood vessels like this are commonly made for milk in East African cattle-keeping regions. The body is tall and tapering, chocolate to black in color, with a pale vertical mark of grain down the front and a soft sheen from handling.

About 16 inches tall. Best placed where the light can find the collar.