PALM WINE GOURD WITH WOVEN CARRIER
[1,2,4]: PALM WINE GOURD WITH WOVEN CARRIER
[3]: A collection of different calabashes with similar attached woven carriers from Cameroon
[5]: A woman models a traditional outfit, balancing a different yet similar calabash with an attached woven carrier on her shoulderFrom: Bamum/Bamun culture, Grassfields culture, Cameroon 🇨🇲Source [1,2,4]: @artkhade
Source [3]: @amyasnaegele
Source [5]: @vallyfashion_cm
Source notes [1,2,4]: “Calabash / Gourd / Canteen. Materials: Rattan / Cane, Calabash. 19th-20th century. 62.0 cm (24.4 in)”
Source notes [5]: “Authentic Hand-Embroidered Atoghu Outfit with Vibrant Ndop Print and Calabash”
Observations: transforming material for both utility and form (woven fibers in different patterns and densities for different formal needs), material awareness, material intelligence, visual contrast, formal contrast, considering how edges and connections are finished, design by responding to nature.