Peg for a Churning Rod

This wooden apparatus is a literal translation of a knotted rope into a wooden device commonly used in villages for holding a churning rod in straight position while churning buttermilk. It comprises two elements- one for tying the devise to a wall or a pillar and another with a hole for holding the churning rod. The joining of the elements in an actual rope device would be by knotting but here the two are linked together by wattling technique which provides scope for slight adjustment of the rod as would be the case with the original rope device.
Crafted with a rare and fine sense of design, the rod holder is finely carved, brilliantly combining beauty of form and functionality. The extra-ordinary smooth surface of the object arises from its use over the decades. Hardly any other example of this genre of object has come to light.