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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 7940692, member: 76316"]The fish is carved, but the bowl is lathe-turned; ~7 1/8" square X ~2 1/4" high, 5 3/8" inner rim diameter x 2" deep, ~7 3/8 oz. It is nicely stained, the wood is fine-grained, but species is not evident to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>One small feature I especially like (in any bowl) is that the rim diameter is smaller than the major ID...so when you're scooping morsels onto your spoon, the rim 'overhang' helps them to fall <i>into</i> the spoon!</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm reasonably sure the finish is food-proof; there is no evidence of use, however...neither finish-wear nor food staining. My guess about origin would be Canadian First Nations...but that's more of a wish than substantiated by any evidence or knowledge. Thanks for lookin'!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]424835[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]424836[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]424837[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]424838[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 7940692, member: 76316"]The fish is carved, but the bowl is lathe-turned; ~7 1/8" square X ~2 1/4" high, 5 3/8" inner rim diameter x 2" deep, ~7 3/8 oz. It is nicely stained, the wood is fine-grained, but species is not evident to me. One small feature I especially like (in any bowl) is that the rim diameter is smaller than the major ID...so when you're scooping morsels onto your spoon, the rim 'overhang' helps them to fall [I]into[/I] the spoon! I'm reasonably sure the finish is food-proof; there is no evidence of use, however...neither finish-wear nor food staining. My guess about origin would be Canadian First Nations...but that's more of a wish than substantiated by any evidence or knowledge. Thanks for lookin'! [ATTACH=full]424835[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]424836[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]424837[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]424838[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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