Antique Ethiopian Gurage People African Wooden Plate Wood Bowl Ethiopia Africa

Description

This is an antique
Gurage
African Peoples
hand carved and used wooden bowl whic
h was collected from Ethiopia, Africa.
This rare antique Ethiopian Gurage bowl measures 13 inches across the top of the bowl from one side to the other side, 41 inches diameter around the top rim of the bowl and is 3.95 inches tall on the high side and 3.50 inches tall on the low side.
This bowl is in g
reat condition with a minor worn spot on the lip of the bowl and a very slight shallow crack on the inside of the bowl.
The Gurage people of Africa
traditionally inhabit a
fertile, semi-mountainous
region in southwest Ethiopia,
about 125 kilometers
southwest of Addis
Ababa.The Gurage people
live a sedentary life based
on agriculture, involving a
complex system of crop
rotation and transplanting.
Ensete is the main staple
food, but other cash crops
are grown, they also raise
animals mostly for milk
supply and dung.
This antique traditional piece of Ethiopian history would be a perfect addition to any African Art collection or a great piece of home decor. I combine shipping on multiple buys so check out my ebay store Mountainamma's Marketplace where I have thousands of items to browse from Africa and beyond. For buyers of multiple items please message me before you buy for help combining shipping fees.