It's a wooden container used to store butter
Resource #: 68939 (URL for reference)
Mardung (use to store butter) (English )
Tibet and Himalayas: Kitchen Utensil Carpentry, Bhutan Cultural Library
Location: Jigme (Latitude: 26.948397; Longitude: 89.238797)
Description:
by Kencho Wangmo
A locally made products used by the Doya people. The particular image is of a mardung (container used to store butter) which is made up of a tree trunk.
Associated Resources
This resource was provided by Shejun (Documentation of Bhutan's Oral Cultures sponsored by Arcadia). The copyright holder is Shejun (only private uses permitted).
Resource type: Image
Photographer: Kencho Wangmo
Photograph Date: 24/Sep/2014