Vintage African Wood Milk Pail Water Pitcher Primitive Rustic Cylinder

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Vintage African Wood Milk Pail
Likely antique but we are unable to determine exact age.
Hand carved & decorated wooden … more Vintage African Wood Milk Pail
Likely antique but we are unable to determine exact age.
Hand carved & decorated wooden milk container with leather strap. Presumed early 1900's.
Measures: 11" tall x 5 1/2" wide
Condition: Overall nice piece of history. Noted flaws: there is a fracture in the wood and the leather strap is no longer viable as a handle. Shows age and natural wear.

From the web:
Milk pails (ithunga) are always commissioned by the male heads of homesteads. Milking is carried out by young boys who hold such pails between their legs. less