Schüssel - calabash

Hand-Decorated Gourd Bowl
South America / Indigenous Craft, 20th century

Large hand-crafted bowl made from a natural gourd (calabash), decorated with finely drawn and burned geometric and stylised plant motifs.

The exterior shows repeated linear bands and abstract floral forms executed in black pigment and incised lines, while the interior is decorated with a minimalist central composition of stylised leaves and stems.

The surface treatment and graphic language are typical of traditional indigenous decorative arts from South America.
The bowl is lightweight, organic in character, and was created primarily as a decorative or ceremonial object rather than for daily utilitarian use.

Details

Material: Natural gourd (calabash)
Technique: Hand-carved and hand-painted / burned decoration
Origin: South America (indigenous craft tradition)
Period: 20th century

Diameter: 41 cm
Height: 22 cm
Weight: 470 g

Condition

Good condition. Minor surface wear, small marks and natural irregularities consistent with handmade organic material. No structural cracks. Decoration well preserved.

A visually strong ethnographic decorative object, suitable for collectors of indigenous art or as an interior statement piece.