Help with wood bowl

[jtw1313]

Anyone have any idea on what kind of wood this is or the age? It is huge about 14 inches in diameter

 

[bradyboy]

first thought it might be the bottom half of a dried gourd.
marks carved on bottom maybe the result of carving the outside skin off
IMO -
Brady

 

[Ohiogoldfever]

Looks like a pretty standard Acacia type wood used in mass produced Asia stuff. Where did you get it? Is it hard? Soft? Just a cool bowl or something you dug?

 

[jtw1313]

The wood is hard......seems to have a repair or filling on the photo with the crack. I found it in a house clean out

 

[Ohiogoldfever]

It’s cool no doubt. Probably a home goods / target / pier one kinda deal. Looks like keeper.

 

[DCMatt]

I'm thinking "dough bowl". Early 20th C.

 

[bowwinkles]

My mom called it her "bread bowl" where the loaves would rize prior to going into the oven.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=wooden+bread+dough+bowl&t=h_&iax=images&ia=images

 

[unclemac]

https://www.google.com/search?q=ind...gAc&bih=746&biw=1539&rlz=1C1SQJL_enUS844US844

I see a lot of that stuff coming out of India in homeware design shops. They often have those repair fills. But that doesn't mean it is not old.