Tibetan Butter Churn - 19th Century Material - Burr Elm Features: Hand-thrown Cizhou-type pottery

Features: Hand-thrown Cizhou-type pottery

This example features striking contrasting panels—one side with a richly patterned floral design in bold

At the top of the door you can see a chain for padlocking the doors shut when leaving the home

It opened from the top

Tibetan Butter Churn - 19th Century Material - Burr Elm Features: Hand-thrown Cizhou-type potteryThis antique Tibetan butter churn, crafted from willow and pine, dates to the 19th century and reflects the enduring traditions of life on the Tibetan plateau. Butter churning was central to daily life in Tibetan households, with churns like this used to make yak butter an essential ingredient in both food and ritual, from butter tea to butter lamps offered in monasteries. The churn is formed from a hollowed pine log, reinforced with willow bands that