Incised Fulani calabash with a reddish patina 09.01.1654
A beautifully incised and richly patinated calabash from the nomadic Fulani of northern Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria and Chad. The present calabash is an older one with a reddish patina. On small, not open crack hardly visible and some signs of use, see pictures.
Similar item at : Musée de l'Homme, M.H. 1931.75.2482, and MEG (geneva) No ETHAF 046001-3