Baganda Milk Jug with Native Repair

Four hexagons, climbing from the base like stepping stones.

The Baganda of Uganda, East Africa, made this milk jug of wood and aluminum in the 20th century. Wooden milk containers are commonly used throughout the region. The mouth is cut at a slant, so the rim leans one way, and the body is full and rounded in reddish mahogany brown. Low on the front, four pale six-sided patches are stacked in a short, neat column.

About 7 inches tall. Squat, shiny and slightly lopsided, which helps. Its lean is part of the appeal.