Authentic Ghanaian Calabash Dry Gourd deals Bowl Large Size Hand-carved Serving Bowl Fruit Display Bowl Tableware Hand Crafted

Authentic Ghanaian Calabash Dry Gourd Bowl Large Hand-carved Serving Bowl Fruit Display Bowl Tableware Hand Crafted in Ghana

This Calabash bowl has an inner diameter of 12 1/2 inches, the underneath from rim to rim is 19 1/2 inches.

The Calabash Tree, (Crescentia cujete), tree of the family Bignoniaceae that grows in parts of Africa, Central and South America, the Caribbean,

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. The smaller ones can be used as an inkpot, cosmetic container and by market women as a money box and for serving local drinks.

For music, the calabash is generally inedible, coming from certain cucurbits possessing maturity, once hollowed out and dried, its shell is so hard that it allows quite exceptional uses.

The gourd family is also an essential basis in deals the construction of musical instruments. Composed of five main shapes: spherical, flat, bottle, pear and club, it is one of the oldest plants domesticated, if not cultivated. PLEASE SEE Listing in Musical Instruments for Calabash Bakita Aslatua Kushka Double Gourd Rhythm hand Instruments, Calabash Marakash Chekere Shekere Shakers and The Kora!

This Calabash bowl has an inner diameter of 121/2 inches, the underneath from rim to rim is 191/2 inches.

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