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 or plate whic
h was collected from Ethiopia, Africa.
This rare, antique Ethiopian Gurage bowl measures 11.50 inches across the top of the bowl from one side to the other side, 36.50 inches diameter around the top rim of the bowl and is 5 inches tall at the highest point and 4.50 inches at the lowest side.
This bowl is in great antique condition with a few slight cracks.
This antique bowl has a small hole drilled in the side of the rim which is for a string to be threaded through for hanging the bowl on the wall of the house when not in use.
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 where I have thousands of items. For buyers of multiple items please email me when you are done shopping for your custom made invoice with combined shipping & insurance fees.