Calabash Dish

A large dish made out of a calabash, or gourd. The base is decorated by an elaborate carving; the Glasgow Museum catalogue describes it as a sun . This bowl is thought to have been made in Nigeria.

Further Information

• Type: Containers, vessels, Domestic equipment
• Object: Calabash Dish
• Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre
• Culture Group: Other
• Dimensions: 76mm x 401mm
• Production Date: Pre 1960
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Guy Massie-Taylor (Collector)
• Museum: Glasgow Museums
• Accession Number: GLAMG:A.1985.13.ex

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