Calabash bowls

Calabash bowls

Calabash is a type of gourd, much like pumpkins. The bigger ones can be used as a bowl for food or uji, traditional Kenyan fermented porridge. The smaller ones can be used as a scoop for grains and flour, or as a ladle for soups and collecting water from the river and filling our pot before carrying it home. Their use varies based on the size. 

Calabash bowls/scoops are known around the world. This one comes from Kenya and belongs to Jacqui Gitau, an Oxford based charity director and community organiser.

Jacqui Giteau (text and photo)

Jacqui Giteau