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Old 17th November 2019, 09:30 AM   #4
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Thanks for your input. Probably is wood, but...

Yup. It's obvious from the shape and tool marks that it was lathe turned. Pole and foot treddle lathe have been around for millenia. Even saw a Nepali one where the Kami's assistant operated one by wrapping a rope around and holding a toggle at either end, alternately pulled while the Kami applied his chisel.

Sudan is known to have lathe turned cups made from the hairy horn of the
beast whose name we must not say. I'd imagine the raw mtls. would be available in NE Africa, here's one below:
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