Dried Gourd

With their bulbous forms and thick rinds, gourds, once properly dried, served as lightweight, watertight dippers, jars, bottles and bowls.

Beautiful vintage African Namji doll made from dried gourd and decorated with a rattan skirt and earrings.

The original hardwood lid dates to the early 20th century and is carved with a scene of a scholar riding a horse beside a young boy atop a water buffalo. The dried gourd body is mold...

The round legs are linked by double stretchers and topped with relief carvings of double gourds growing on the vine. Depicting the calabash, or bottle gourd, this motif carries bless...

The original hardwood lid dates to the early 20th century and is perforated with round holes lined in bone for airflow. Comprised of dried gourd, the body of the cage is impressed wi...

Originally secured to a resonator made of dried gourd, the ligombo was held close to the body and played by plucking at the six strings once drawn vertically across the shallow woode...

Images of farming tools appear in one corner of the home. A group of drying gourds, hyotan, hang in another corner. The interior and bottom of the box featuring a nashiji lacquer g...

Made of a dried-out gourd, the vessel's varied textures come from its functional design.

Handsome blue and white hand-beaded African vase over dried gourd vessel. 20th century. Dimension: 3.75" diameter x 5.25" H

Bio clous dark chandelier by Margherita Sala Dimensions: D90 x H20 cm Materials: dried gourd, ash wood, brass, ebony, hemp sphere.Lampshade made of Lagenaria dried pumpkin.

Highly detailed still-life of dried sunflowers, a gourd, and an onion in neutral hues by Maine artist Evelyn Kok (pronounced Coke) (American, 1923-2014).

The rounded body of this milk vessel is made of a dried-out gourd, which seamlessly connects to a tall woven neck.

An elegant snuff gourd with very fine wirework detailing. To make these wirework patterns, brass or copper wire was cut into small strips, turned at right angles at both ends, and th...