Tostagan - a cup for kumis.
Provenance: Master Yesalinov A.
Date: Early 20th century
The tostagan is a round-shaped cup for kumis, made from a single piece of wood. The inner bottom is smaller in size than the outer part. The surface of the walls, both inside and outside, is decorated with engraved silver plates. The lower part of the cup is encircled with metal and rivets. It is painted with brown vegetable dye.
Material: Wood, silver, inlay
Technique: handmade.
Dimensions: h-8 sm.
Diameter-15 sm.
Weight: 500 gr.
Tostagan
Pavlodar Regional Historical and Local History Museum named after Mr. Potanin