Vintage Beaded Maasai Calabash - Kenya - 52.10 Modern Scene 48cm H × 32cm W

48cm H × 32cm W

A milk container hand-carved by the Turkana people of northern Kenya

dangerous beauty to your tropical terrarium

where such shields are not only practical defensive tools but also significant cultural symbols

and a family is given

Vintage Beaded Maasai Calabash - Kenya - 52.10 Modern Scene 48cm H × 32cm WA vintage beaded calabash from the Maasai people of Kenya. Made from a naturally dried and hollowed gourd, it was traditionally used to store and cool milk or water, and has taken on a warm, honey toned patina through years of use. Bands of traditional Maasai glass beads white, red and blue, threaded onto leather straps wrap the body, while older repairs in metal and fine wirework are left on show: in Maasai culture a break is mended with intent