Mystery teak bowl  

Celery bowl?
It could have been designed as a celery bowl. Or for bread sticks, or a tray to rest your teak serving fork and spoon. Any number of things. I'd bet that it is original, not a repair. I like the asymetry and think it would not be nearly as interesting without it.

Pegboard, thanks. I also...
Pegboard, thanks. I also fell for the asymmetry. It doesn't matter if it is original or not, but if it is original, its intended use would be interesting.
I like your suggestions. I didn't even know there were celery bowls? Fascinating! The cut out as a way to allow long objects to extend outside the bowl and be more easily grabbed seems the most plausible explanation to me. I hadn't thought of that. And yes, I can see how it could also be more specifically intended for a serving fork and spoon, or something such like. This is useful information when trying to find a new use for it. I was thinking of simply using it as a catch all, but any ideas would be interesting.

It was made by Skjøde, if...
It was made by Skjøde, if that helps.

In our collection
we have a few celery bowls, though we rarely get to use them and they are ceramic. Like this American Modern by Russel Wright and the Raymor by Ben Seibel. The forms are just so wonderful...
Seems like mid-century dinnerware would be a ripe subject for discussion around here but I don't see too much.

American Modern is one of my...
American Modern is one of my all time favourite dinnerware sets. Are they difficult to find?
I have been trying to decide for years now on what the ultimate set would be for me. I started out with the contemporary Höganäs line. I like the matte finish, but it picks up black stains very easily. Not a great design. I still have and use it though.
I have considered replacing it with Teema. I love its simple modular design and the colors. I bought the tea cup and saucer as a start. During my first use I noticed the saucer has nothing to fix the cup in place. This makes the cup slide across the saucer, and its edge barely able to stop the movement of the cup. To me this is a design flaw, although I only have myself to blame for not realising it in time. Quite the letdown, even if I don't see any problems with the other pieces in the set.
I have considered going vintage, but it seems like a massive undertaking to hunt down a complete set. And what if something breaks? I would like vintage and easy to find.

Nice and easy
There is always pleanty of American Modern on ebay, sometimes full sets. I think it would be easy to build a set to your taste (color, quantity, and serving pieces of your choice) and if you need to replace a broken piece, it would not take long. I think American Modern was one of the best selling, if not the best selling of all the mid-century dinnerware sets. I certainly see pleanty of it in the wild (antique malls, estate sales, flea markets) and of course on-line.
We have collections of several different dinnerware lines, it's kinda' silly sometimes choosing which one to use. But American Modern is one of our long-time favorites and like I said, easy to assemble a nice assortment. Certainly much easier than other great designs like Eva Zeisel's "Town and Country".
If you are hard on your dishes, look at Wright's Iroquois Casual, much less prone to breaking than American Modern. Wonderful shapes, great colors too.

I've got a similar wooden item, except both sides are the same
and I've never figured out what it really was designed for, and so I have decided that it's to hold my rolling pin.
But yours looks like it would be handy for dusting flour on a surface when making dough.