Rural wooden bowl, 19th/20th century

Handmade walnut bowl from a rural context. Unique piece. Conservation restoration. 18 cm (7.09 in) h x 38 cm (14.96 in) d.

A simple, primitive object with a raw rural aesthetic. In Abruzzo, everyday tools were traditionally handmade by farmers skilled in woodworking, metalwork, and stone carving. Pastoral life favored versatile, portable forms suitable for transumanza toward Puglia.