What is this?

[scott9050]

Picked this up last week due to the interesting look. Appears to be hand made from one piece of wood. . Handle comes off but there is but a tiny hole. My wife thinks it looks like an urn.

 

[Beachkid23]

It kind of does... maybe an incense burner too? Anything inside of it?

 

[JimDon]

I think it’s just a decorative urn

 

[scott9050]

My wife was concerned that it may have once held ashes, but I see no evidence of that.

 

[Red-Coat]

Just doing a bit of tidying up on some older threads, mainly for the benefit of anyone searching the site for information.

It’s a decanter. African or Afro-Caribbean tourist-ware and no older than vintage. Similar to these:

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1294160213/vintage-hand-carved-african-style-wooden

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1294160213/vintage-hand-carved-african-style-wooden