Fulani calabash in perfect condition 09.01.1699
The calabash is symbolically the woman's womb. A natural, organic object, directly created by God in the image of the original placenta that contained the graphic signs, it is "of life", and the signs that cover it have meaning. They command the "things" they mean, and the craftsman of the motifs, in their layout, does a work that recalls the divine work. Whenever a new camp is set up during their transhumance, the Fulani wife displays her gourd collection. A new bride's collection is often displayed, once she makes the final transition to the status of a married woman.
