Milk Pail (Tutsi People, Rwanda)

Milk Pail (Tutsi People, Rwanda)

15 x 5 x 5 ″Hand carved from hardwood.

This milk pail was constructed and designed by the Tutsi People of
Rwanda. For many people in Central Africa, cattle herding was an essential aspect of life. Milk was an important source of nutrition and was collected in these unique, cylindrical vessels. When the vessels required repairs, metal was often used to restore and prolong their function.

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Retail price: $495.00

Description

This milk pail was constructed and designed by the Tutsi People of

Rwanda. For many people in Central Africa, cattle herding was an essential aspect of life. Milk was an important source of nutrition and was collected in these unique, cylindrical vessels. When the vessels required repairs, metal was often used to restore and prolong their function.

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Dimensions 5.0 × 15.0 in
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1920

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Hand carved from hardwood.

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