Help identifying this "stool"‽

Top is solid wood, legs are too, but are attached. 13" tall by 10.5" in diameter.
Top is concave by about an inch.
Thanks for looking!

 

Based udderly on the shape alone, that has to be a milking stool.

 

To me it does not look like something to sit on so much as a stand of some sort.

 

You wouldn't want to sit on that!

More like a dough bowl on legs. Like this:

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/wonderful-vintage-dough-bowl-log-leg-1482164937

 

Way too heavy for a milking stool

 

Joke fail.

 

Looks like you sat on your own stool!

 

Quite short for a dough bowl, and not much depth to the bowl area. Also, even with its weight, I think it wouldn't be very sturdy for a vigorous working of the dough, not having a tripod (or legs around the perimeter) base?

Considering that the concave area appears shallow and flat, I'm in agreement.
An artisan-made display stand of some sort?

JMHOs!

 

Image search using Pinterest, closest I saw

Vintage Senufo Stool

https://designkollective.com/stores/mixfurniture/products/30004

 

I liked it!

 

I saw that one too using google lens, guessing it just may be a one-off for some particular purpose. It really isn't all that stable with the legs so close in,as far as kneading dough, or as a grinding platform of any type.

 

OP's has a much more distinctive (and likely uncomfortable for sitting) edge perimeter.

 

I was just going to ask you the same thing! @HudsonHawk

Also want to know how a question mark and exclamation point are combined in the title of this thread. Am I the only one who sees it that way or can other people see it too?

Screenshot of what I see.

 

@LauraGarnet02 it is called an interrobang.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/interrobang

 

At this point I'm leaning towards mid-century modern Scandinavian designer item. Though I have no idea what it would be for.

 

@wiscbirddog
Learn something new everyday! He must have a keyboard that includes that punctuation mark.

EDIT
P.S. @wiscbirddog , thanks for the info and the link.

 

Uncomfortable footstool?

 

or do as I do - copy & paste it.

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