Just got in a couple of these darling little dishes. They whimsical dishes are hand carved by Gusii artisans in western Kenya and hand painted with non-toxic dye by Nairobi artists. Distinguished by their unique curled shape, each dish features a stylized hippo. They are fair trade produced and imported from Africa. The importer calls them a ring dish but I can also see them being used for small office products like paper clips or rubber bands or in a guest bathroom with small hand soaps.

African Hippo Soapstone Turkana Ring Dish