Any idea what this is? Wooden covered pail?

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  1. baileybae

    baileybae Active Member

    Found this little guy recently. Appears pretty old. Solid wood with a fitted lid. Measures 7 1/2" tall and 5" wide. I am thinking it for storing or possibly gathering berries? Any info is greatly appreciated. il_1140xN.3058797073_eilx.jpg il_1140xN.3011090422_gb0u.jpg il_1140xN.3058796863_e5zw.jpg il_1140xN.3011089826_j9gc.jpg
     
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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Bailey, it looks like bamboo to me. It rings a bell, but I don't remember right now. @2manybooks probably knows.:)
     
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  3. wiscbirddog

    wiscbirddog Well-Known Member

    Does it have any smell or stains inside to indicate what might have gone in it?
     
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  4. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    Just a guess, based on the material (bamboo) and the way the lid is attached - perhaps from the Philippines or thereabouts, used to store something like tea, salt, betel nut. Meant to sit on a surface rather than be carried about, and mundane - not deserving elaborate decoration.
     
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  5. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    spice jar
     
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  6. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    the way the rope is placed....and being a bamboo container. I'd look to Japan....maybe china....
    it looks made like an Inro[​IMG]
     
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