Bowl, Calabash

Authors

Sample Student, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Files

Description

Calabash bowls, like this one, were once common in West African countries.

Today, calabash bowls continue to be produced, but on a smaller scale with the widespread availability of plastic bowls.

The donor, Carole L. Sherman, collected the piece during her years in the Peace Corps. Features bird and fish design carved in the basin. Other animals like a snake are carved into the base.

Publication Date

6-6-2020

Keywords

Bowl; Clay; Mid-20th century

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Ceramic Arts | Sculpture

Comments

Photo Credit: Laurel Lamb, Curator, University of Arkansas Museum

Donor: Carole L. Sherman

Object Date: Mid-20th Century

Object Housed: University of Arkansas Museum

Object Accession Number: 2020-0003-0039

Citation

Student, S. (2020). Bowl, Calabash. Art Graduate Student Gallery. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/artgradstuwo/1