Butter Churn / Vessel

A tall brown cylinder, ridged and scraped, wearing its marks plainly.

This is a wood butter churn or vessel. Wooden churns and vessels have been used in many cultures to turn milk into butter, with agitation separating the fat from the liquid. An upright, barrel-shaped container with horizontal bands and a rough, scratched surface in tones of brown and olive. The top rim is slightly rolled, and the surface carries lines like a well-used tool. It is 21.5 inches high and 10 in diameter.

Weathered and sturdy, and rather proud of its streaks.