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What is this thing?

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Found this at an estate sale. It’s like a bowl that’s 3/4 covered. I thought it might be a dried flower vase for a wall, but there’s no place on the back to hang it. No inventions for smokables. Anyone have any ideas what it is?

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

No specific insight, but my instinct says it's just a design/decorative choice. Whether you want to use it for pistachios or car keys, the covered section seems like it would affect the aesthetic much more than function since the hole is big enough for a whole hand.

[–] MaddestMax 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Good insight! Now I want pistachios! :)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

It may or may not have been totally random that a big bowl of pistachios was top of mind for me haha

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