A very special gift....

[RonW]

I got from my mother-in-law last week!!

She brought it with her from one of her Scandinaviatrips and i have been on the look for one ever since.
It is a container for coffee and sugar, handmade from birchbark, with wooden caps and leather straps. The drawing is made from a charcoalmixture and represents an elghund stopping a moose in its tracks, during the hunt.
That is where this container has its origin; hunting.

Needless to say i am very pleased and at least equally proud of it.
It fits in with my traditional/natural gear perfectly!!

 

[Harvestman]

That is a truly lovely thing to be given. Nice one mate.

 

[sxmolloy]

That's really cool. The only thing I get from my mother in law is aggro.

 

[Retired Member southey]

Stunning! lovely gift indeed matey! the work on the container is beautiful!

 

[Shewie]

Very very nice, and +1 what sxmolloy said

 

[Wilderbeast]

+1 on what Rich said!

 

[John Fenna]

Wow! that is wonderful!
All I got from my MIL is my wife - and I had to steal her - and a load of grief!

 

[luckylee]

thats a great gift wish my mother in evil law was like that lol, one side would have contained poisen in it.

 

[RonW]

Thanks guys!
It shows that not all M.I.L's have to be hags....


Some additional info;

It was bought in 1990 in a small Swedish town called Orre, near the border with Norway and was sold in a small shop, where only locally crafted goods were sold, so It is quite unique, I guess.

It just got me wondering how to take care of this little gem. Should I treat it with oil?