Bamboo container that is formed from an end piece with a wooden disk, with a hole at the centre, inserted into the top. Around the outer surface, at thin strips of bamboo, held in place by bamboo bands and nails. Down the sides are two larger, lighter in colour strips of bamboo that secure the handle to the container. The handle is formed from two lengths of string with 16 small sections of bamboo. All the bamboo on the container has been pyrographed with a swirling design.
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