Large Oval Artisan Birchbark Box, 6.5 inch Trefoil ours is made of dark

ours is made of dark stoneware

Juxtaposed with the raw dark brown clay and glossy Ruby glaze

This is a replica of an archeological find from the Koban culture

The interior surface and top neck is glazed

the glaze breaks over the ridges

Large Oval Artisan Birchbark Box, 6.5 inch Trefoil ours is made of darkThis large oval box is perfect for oats, barley, legumes and other dry foods, or to keep small tools like a sewing kit. Boxes like these have been in use for food storage since before the Viking age in Scandinavia and Russia. The natural wood has anti fungal and anti bacterial properties that help to prevent premature spoilage.