This is a well made, surprisingly large, quality little olive boat. I had no intention of using it for actual olives--rather I placed turtle green marbles in it and sat it on my bookshelf as a whimsy piece--but for anyone intending to actually serve olives to their guests, this would perfectly do the trick. But it has many nore uses too! Mount on the wall under a beautiful, stark dried flower arrangement, use it for your child's craft project to sort thru tiny pieces...the list goes on and on. It's generously carved out, so any item not taller than two inches--we're talking some mega stuffed olives here--should fit nicely. The wood isn't too dark, too liight, or splintery in any way. Looks just as represented here!