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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