Indonesian Wood Small Bowl

A bowl that still looks like part of the tree, and part of the earth.

This small bowl comes from Java, Indonesia, and is made of wood. It has a rough, bark-like outer wall in bands of cream, tan and rust, and a smooth, glossy black interior carved in an organic, irregular shape. The look is much like petrified wood, stone-hard and layered. The rim is uneven, following the natural form of the log, and the surface shows long vertical grain and small cracks. It sits flat and solid.

About fourteen inches wide and six tall. Fine for keys, or for looking at.