Zulu milk pail ‘ithunga’, South Africa collected in Melmoth, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa 15" tall x 9.5" wide wood, pokerwork mid 20th Century, definite signs of age and use Ex NYC collection. …

A Zulu milk pail with tribal carvings as the banner of the chief of the area and clan which the makers comes from. It is used for milking cows by the men of the homestead.

The Ithunga is a tall narrow vessel which was used by the Zulu as a milking pail. The lugs on the side are for carrying, and for gripping with the thighs when squatting down to milk the cow.The …

This fine early twentieth-century milk pail - known as an 'ithunga' - comes from the Zulu culture in South Africa. The milk pail displays a striking two-toned appearance, in which a darker …

Oct 17, 2017 · Milk pails, ithunga, (plural amathunga) , were generally made from marula, fig or red ebony wood. They were utilitarian and of a tubular shape. Young boys milked in the kraal …

This Ithunga milk vessel was designed and constructed by the KwaZulu-Natal People in the Province of South Africa. Often, these milk pails are styled with a

ithunga (Zulu) Noun îthûnga 5 (pl. ámathûnga 6) milking pail; milk can, milk churn; lunch box, lunch pail

Title: Ithunga / Milk pail; Location Created: Nongoma, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Original Source:

Commissioned by the male heads of homesteads among the Zulu, milk pails such as this, called Ithunga feature lug handles that are used for gripping and carrying the tall, narrow vessel …

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