📍 Origin Location: Kiruhura District
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Ankole Ebyanzi Milk Pot
$75.00 USD
Cultural Significance
A classic wooden milk pot carved from the sacred clear-grained wood of the Erythrina tree. The inside is gently smoked with seasonal grass to preserve and flavor the fresh milk.
Materials Utilized
sacred clear-grained wood of the Erythrina tree
Artisan: Emmanuel Kaaro
Emmanuel Kaaro is known for carving classic wooden milk pots, such as the Ankole Ebyansi Milk Pot, from the sacred clear-grained wood of the Erythrina tree. He applies a traditional technique of gently smoking the inside of the pot with seasonal grass to preserve and flavor the fresh milk.