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Vtg Kenyan Carved Art Gourd Elephant Giraffe Calabash African Carving Display 9”
Vtg Kenyan Carved Art Gourd Elephant Giraffe Calabash African Carving Display 9”
Vtg Kenyan Carved Art Gourd Elephant Giraffe Calabash African Carving Display 9”
Vtg Kenyan Carved Art Gourd Elephant Giraffe Calabash African Carving Display 9”
Vtg Kenyan Carved Art Gourd Elephant Giraffe Calabash African Carving Display 9”
Vtg Kenyan Carved Art Gourd Elephant Giraffe Calabash African Carving Display 9”
Vtg Kenyan Carved Art Gourd Elephant Giraffe Calabash African Carving Display 9”
Vtg Kenyan Carved Art Gourd Elephant Giraffe Calabash African Carving Display 9”
Vtg Kenyan Carved Art Gourd Elephant Giraffe Calabash African Carving Display 9”
Vtg Kenyan Carved Art Gourd Elephant Giraffe Calabash African Carving Display 9”
Vtg Kenyan Carved Art Gourd Elephant Giraffe Calabash African Carving Display 9”

Vtg Kenyan Carved Art Gourd Elephant Giraffe Calabash African Carving Display 9”

$ 20.59

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Culture: African
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Modified Item: No
  • Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Condition: Used
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Kenya
  • Handmade: Yes

    Description

    8.75” tall approx. 7 to 8” wide
    This is a light in weight. It’s from an estate sale. The sticker on the bottom tells me it was probably a souvenir travels. Date unknown.
    In West Africa calabash vessels were used for many practical pursposes. Their makers enhanced the beauty of these objects of daily use by decorating their surfaces in different ways. In this example we can see how the gourds curved surface is decorated with abstract motifs of animals and other forms. The lines were incised and darkened to emphasize them.
    Calabash is the term used for artefacts made from the hard shell of a fruit in the gourd family "Lagenaria siceraria." Once the calabash is dried and hollowed out it can be used for serving or storing food.
    This large calabash container decorated with incised lines and abstract motifs carved into a dried gourd.
    Hollowed-out and dried calabashes are a very typical utensil in households across West Africa. They are used to clean rice, carry water, and as food containers.