Indian Butter Churn / Vessel

Tall and blond with a rough chewed rim and a ring around its neck.

This wooden butter churn or vessel is from Himachal Pradesh, India, and dates to the 20th century. It is wood. Wood has been a common material for dairy vessels across South Asia, valued for being widely available, easy to shape and gentle on its contents. Tall, tapering vessel in pale golden brown with a faint ring groove below the top. The mouth is thick and rugged, the rim is chipped and uneven, and the grain runs in long, visible streaks down the sides. It is 23.5 inches high and 7.5 in diameter.

A little ragged at the top, steady at the base.