My extraordinarily talented friend Bibiana made me another birthday cake with an inventive repair theme this year and it was presented to me in this wonderful make-do bowl. She purchased it many years ago when she worked as a food stylist and used it as a prop in numerous photo shoots. Unfortunately, the cake was so delicious that it was immediately cut up and eaten before a photo was taken. But I am glad this bowl was not eaten along with the cake and I am happy to add it to my collection near to my lightweight jogging stroller.
This bowl was made in Africa, possibly Ethiopia, and was hand carved from a single piece of lightweight wood.
It measures approximately 10-1/4″ in diameter and is 2-1/2″ high.
After the bowl dropped and cracked in half, it was mended with rivets and 4 iron support straps, most likely by the village tinker.
Both the bowl and the iron repairs have a lovely patina from many years of use.
The underside reveals scratches, bruises and other imperfections in the wood, which I like to think of as battle scars and only add more character to the bowl.
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