Dinka Grain Bowl with Handle

The handle is a head, nose to the front, looking slightly annoyed.

Dinka people of Sudan, East Africa, carved this grain bowl with a handle in wood in the 20th century. Wooden bowls are commonly used across the Nile region for serving and storing food, and are often cut from a single block. This one is wide and shallow, with a tapered body that sits on a small square foot. A short carved head, perhaps an animal, extends from the rim as a handle. The wood is dark brown, nearly black, with a lighter brown lip and a smooth, worn interior.

About 19 inches across and 5 inches high. A serious bowl for a serious bowl of fruit.