Nepalese Milk Flagon or Pitcher

Plainer, rougher, and all the better for it.

Wooden milk flagons like this one from Nepal, made in the 20th century, were commonly used for carrying and serving liquids. This pitcher has a tapered body with faint incised lines in vertical panels and a broad, flat handle with a ridged edge. A thick lip at the rim is carved in a shallow band. The wood is weathered and fibrous, brown and gray, with dry cracks and an uneven surface.

About 9 inches tall. It has the look of something that did real work.