Dinka Wood Grain Bowl

Faceted, adzed and unhurried. A bowl built to be used for decades.

This grain bowl comes from the Dinka people of Sudan and dates to the 20th century. It is carved from a single piece of wood, with a broad, round bowl and a rim cut into flat facets. The outside still shows the shallow scoops of the carver’s tool, and the interior is smooth and deep. The wood has aged to a rich, dark chestnut brown, with a gentle sheen where hands and grain have met for years.

About fourteen and three-quarters inches across and nearly six inches high. Fill it with fruit, keys, or nothing at all.