Calabash Dish

A large dish made out of a calabash, or gourd. The base of the dish is decorated with an incised pattern of geometric bands and figural motifs, pigmented with black. It is thought to have been made in Freetown.

Further Information

  • Type: Containers, vessels
  • Object: Calabash Dish
  • Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre
  • Culture Group: Other
  • Dimensions: 85mm x 440mm [C]
  • Production Date: Pre 1960
  • Associated Places: Freetown
  • Associated People: Guy Massie-Taylor (Collector)
  • Museum: Glasgow Museums
  • Accession Number: GLAMG:A.1985.13.ey

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