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Tutsi Milk Bottle - Rwanda09.04.1574
- Wood
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
This cylindrical container was carved with great skill from a single piece of wood. This Tutsi jug from Rwanda has metal-sheets repairs, which also could be looked upon as adornments. similar item: MEG ETHAF 012230
Tutsi Milk jug - Rwanda09.04.1576
- Wood
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Fair condition (some missing, broken or repaired parts, see pictures)
This Tutsi cylindrical milk container was carved from a single piece of wood. Wooden containers were used to collect milk, contain honey or transport food. This Tutsi pot has metal repairs.
Wooden fruit plate, Northen Pakistan09.05.055
- Wood
- Excellent overall condition
- Functional household item
- High aesthetic value
One-piece round dish, with a turned base. The dish was acquired in Swat Valley (Northern Pakistan).
Tutsi Milk jug09.04.1573
- Wood
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
- High aesthetic value
- Excellent overall condition
This Tutsi cylindrical milk container was carved from a single piece of wood. Wooden containers were used to collect milk, contain honey or transport food. This Tutsi pot has metal repairs. This example has a beautiful patina and a slim long form
Black wooden bowl from Ethiopia09.05.152
- Wood
- Functional household item
- Fair condition (some missing, broken or repaired parts, see pictures)
Large bowl with black patina. On crack at the upper edge.
Nuristani Dunbowls09.05.151
- Wood
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
- Functional household item
Large Nuristani wooden bowlbought in the Swat Valley in Northern Pakistan. Very fin hand carved and light item.
Antique brown spice box Afghanistan09.02.1236
- Wood
- Antiques (object shows signs of long use)
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
A turned spice box in a dark brown colour, and a nice patina. Impossible to define the excact age, but probably early XXe century. These boxes were used for spices sugar, etc. Similar boxes are used in the Northern Frontier district of Pakistan, Pakistani-Afghan border areas and Punjab.
Large Nuristani wooden plate - with ram head09.05.686
- Wood
- Excellent overall condition
- Functional household item
- High aesthetic value
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
Extra large wooden, oval dish from Nuristan with two handles, one in form of a ram head. Chopped from a single piece of wood. A beautiful and rare piece
Antique wooden bowl09.05.1707
- Wood
- Iron
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Antiques (object shows signs of long use)
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
- High aesthetic value
This is a beautiful antique wooden bowl with unusual traditional repairs. The bowl has a lovely patina and sign of continued intensive use. An excellent piece for any collection.
Milk container, Southern Ethiopia09.04.594
- Gourds, calabashes
- Various fibres
- Leather & skins
- Shells, coweries
- Antiques (object shows signs of long use)
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Fair condition (some missing, broken or repaired parts, see pictures)
- High aesthetic value
This is a unique composite milk container from the Borana or affiéiated tribes in the Omo river area of Southern Ethiopia. The milk that these containers hold is a symbol of abundance. The container's symbolic meaning stems from its structure. In Borana society, weaving is associated with fertility. The container and the milk thus symbolize the ideal combination of abundance and fertility.
Large beer or milk container from Rwanda09.01.1700
- Gourds, calabashes
- Excellent overall condition
- High aesthetic value
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
While certain varieties of gourds, pumpkins, are used as vegetables, larger ones are used as containers. The Inyungu variety is used to make large butter churns or containers for the banana beer, Urwagwa. Once the gourd cut, the flesh is scooped out, the shell is dried, and its rim is polished with umuseno leaves.The gourd has a lovely patina. If desired it can be delivered with its suspension.
Fulani calabash in perfect condition09.01.1699
- Gourds, calabashes
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
- High aesthetic value
- Excellent overall condition
This huge and richly decorated bowl from the Fulani tribe is in perfect condition, without any cracks. Its rich pyrogravure and its warm patina makes it an exceptional, highly decorative piece.
Great Fulani calabash09.01.1697
- Gourds, calabashes
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
- High aesthetic value
- Excellent overall condition
This calabash, despite its prolonged use, is in perfect condition. A bowl of this size without any cracks and so richly decorated, added to its lovely brow/redish warm patina is a real rarity. The calabash comes with its traditional suspension.
One of the most beautiful Fulani calabash09.01.1696
- Gourds, calabashes
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
- High aesthetic value
- Excellent overall condition
This calabash, despite its prolonged use, is in perfect condition. A bowl of this size without any cracks and so richly decorated, added to its lovely brow/redish warm patina is a real rarity, worth to be in any museum collection. One of our most exceptional piece.
Large gourd from Rwanda- Igisabo09.01.1695
- Gourds, calabashes
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Fair condition (some missing, broken or repaired parts, see pictures)
- High aesthetic value
- Worth to be repaired/restored
While certain varieties of gourds, pumpkins, are used as vegetables, larger ones are used as containers. The Inyungu variety is used to make large butter churns or containers for the banana beer, Urwagwa. Once the gourd cut, the flesh is scooped out, the shell is dried, and its rim is polished with umuseno leaves.The gourd has a small hole, broken part, see picture, otherwise its an outstanding and rare piece, wih a lovely warm patina.
Huge Fulani calabash09.01.1694
- Gourds, calabashes
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
- Worth to be repaired/restored
- High aesthetic value
This exceptionally huge and richly decorated bowl from the Fulani tribe has unfortunately been broken and repaired in a non-traditional manner (glued). Nevertheless, the cracks are hardly visible, and the calabash conserves a highly decorative value. Ideally, it deserves a traditional repair. We are interested in any contact, an elderly Fulani woman or men, who still has the knowledge repairing calabashes.
Interesting, unique, decorative calabash bowl09.01.1692
- Gourds, calabashes
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
- High aesthetic value
This calabash has a fine and traditional repair. It differs from most other regional calabashes by its warm yellowish colour. Possible origin: Northern Benin to be confirmed. Despite its repair it doesn't seems to have been used over a long period.
09.01.1690
- Gourds, calabashes
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
- High aesthetic value
- Excellent overall condition
This calabash, despite its prolonged use, is in perfect condition with an old brown patina. The inside may have been coloured at the time. A beautiful old piece to be in any collection.
Highly decorative Massai milk jug09.01.1688
- Gourds, calabashes
- Leather & skins
- Fair condition (some missing, broken or repaired parts, see pictures)
- High aesthetic value
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
This Maasai gourd from East Africa is made to contain a mixture of milk and blood, which was the traditional renewable source of protein of the Maasai. The jug may also be used to store water, honey and cornmeal. The gourdp is decorated with coloured glass beads. The detachable cover is of calabash and leather. The interior would be sterilized by washing it out with cow urine and then herbs are burned inside. The jug has beutiful warm and shiny patina. A gorgeous piece, highly decorative.
Traditional Massai milk jug09.01.1686
- Gourds, calabashes
- Leather & skins
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- High aesthetic value
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
A lMaasai gourd made to contain a mixture of milk and blood, which was the traditional renewable source of protein of the Maasai. The jug may also be used to store water, honey and cornmeal. The leather strap is decorated with coloured beads. The detachable cover is in leather. The interior would be sterilized by washing it out with cow urine and then herbs are burned inside. The gourd has dark brown/redish patina and some traditional repairs.
Old Massai milk jug09.01.1685
- Gourds, calabashes
- Leather & skins
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
- High aesthetic value
A long and fine Maasai gourd from East Africa made to contain a mixture of milk and blood, which was the traditional renewable source of protein of the Maasai. The jug may also be used to store water, honey and cornmeal. The leather strap is decorated with cowrie shells and beads. The detachable cover is also of calabash. The interior would be sterilized by washing it out with cow urine and then herbs are burned inside. The gourd has a ldark brown patina.
Calabash with pyro-engraved figurative decorations09.01.1659
- Gourds, calabashes
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
- High aesthetic value
This interesting calabash inside and outside pyro-engraved with animals: snake, lezard,birds, monkeys.
Traditional Massai milk and blood jug09.01.1687
- Gourds, calabashes
- Leather & skins
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
- High aesthetic value
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
A long and fine Maasai gourd from East Africa made to contain a mixture of milk and blood, which was the traditional renewable source of protein of the Maasai. The jug may also be used to store water, honey and cornmeal. The leather strap is decorated with cowrie shells and beads. The detachable cover is also of calabash. The interior would be sterilized by washing it out with cow urine and then herbs are burned inside. The gourd has a lovely, warm yellowish an patina.
Masaï milk container09.01.1682
- Gourds, calabashes
- Leather & skins
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Fair condition (some missing, broken or repaired parts, see pictures)
- High aesthetic value
An East African milk container with beadwork decoration. The cover is missing, there is a not open crack (see picture). The gourd has a lovely, warm and brilliant patina.
Large Fulani calabash09.01.1660
- Gourds, calabashes
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
- High aesthetic value
This is a large older, beautifully incised and richly patinated calabash from the Fulani tribe of Northern Cameroon. It was a common sight to see Fulani women to bring milk to the market in such vessels, before giving way to Chinese enamelware.
Two Massaï milk container09.01.1681
- Gourds, calabashes
- Leather & skins
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
- High aesthetic value
Two small milk container. One witth leather and beads decoration. Both have a beautiful warm patina. One comes with it's cover (not on the picture)
Small Fulani calabash from Northern Nigeria09.01.591
- Various metals and aloys
- Gourds, calabashes
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
- High aesthetic value
Small calabash with very fine pyrography patterns, bought on Kano market around 1972. The motifs a quite different from other Fulani calabashes and cover the entire calabash. Two cracks have been repaired, in a traditional manner, adding an additional value to this bowl.
Old repaired Fulani calabash09.01.1658
- Gourds, calabashes
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Fair condition (some missing, broken or repaired parts, see pictures)
- High aesthetic value
This calabash shows signs of prolonged use. Cracks have been repaired at different periods. The interior has an interesting brown-reddish patina. A nice object for an exciting collection.
Beautifully repaired, huge calabash09.01.1657
- Gourds, calabashes
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
- High aesthetic value
- Fair condition (some missing, broken or repaired parts, see pictures)
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
This calabash shows signs of prolonged use. The calabash has the most interesting and beautiful repairs I have ever seen. The decoration also differs from the traditional Fulani type. It has a light brownish patina. A beautiful object for any collection.
Small old butter container- Ethiopia09.01.1677
- Gourds, calabashes
- Leather & skins
- Various fibres
- Antiques (object shows signs of long use)
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
- Good overall conditions (small imperfections or signs of use)
Lovely small butter container made out of a calabash set in a leater base. A beautiful greasy dar red/brown patina.