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Bowl Lyre, Wood, horn, calabash, skin, Ugandan or Kenyan — Bowl Lyre
Ugandan or Kenyan
19th century

Tsiitsiito (rattle), Hiwi Indians Native American, calabash (Crescentia cujete), wood, curassow feathers (pauxi pauxi), seed and wánali stone, Hiwi — Tsiitsiito (rattle)
Culture Hiwi Indians
late 19th century

Mask, Ishan-Edo artist, Calabash, hair, pigment, string, cloth, feathers, fur, Ishan-Edo peoples — Mask
Ishan-Edo artist
19th–20th century

Calabash Mask (Mbubu), Calabash, vegetable fiber, Igbo peoples, Afikpo group — Calabash Mask (Mbubu)
Igbo peoples, Afikpo group
19th–20th century

Snuff Vessel, Maasai or Samburu artist (?), Calabash, beads, cloth, Maasai or Samburu peoples (?) — Snuff Vessel
Maasai or Samburu artist
early-mid-20th century

Vessel, Kamba artist, Calabash, wood, Kamba peoples — Vessel
Kamba artist
19th-mid-20th century

Ladle, Kpelle or Kimbuzi artist, Calabash, Kpelle or Kimbuzi peoples — Ladle
Kpelle or Kimbuzi artist
early 20th century

Vessel with Figurative Stopper, Calabash, wood, beads, Zigua people — Vessel with Figurative Stopper
Zigua people
20th century

Vessel, Turkana artist, Calabash, beads, leather, Turkana peoples — Vessel
Turkana artist
20th century

Vessel with Figurative Stopper, Kwere artist, Calabash, wood, beads, Kwere people — Vessel with Figurative Stopper
Kwere artist
late 20th century

Vessel, Calabash, terracotta, palm nuts, cowrie shells, beads, Republic of Benin (?) — Vessel
Republic of Benin (?)
before 1950

Calabash Drum, Calabash, nails, hide, West African — Calabash Drum
West African
19th century

Rattle, Calabash shell, wicker, Liberian — Rattle
Liberian
late 19th century

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