Bidspirit auction | Guna Hand-Carved Calabash Gourd Vessel

Guna Hand-Carved Calabash Gourd Vessel - A functional vessel for storing water, cacoa drinks, or ceremonial chicha beer.  The upper two-thirds of the gourd body has hand-incised designs that nicely mirror the abstract motifs found in traditional Guna Mola textiles.  Guna (Kuna/Cuna) culture; Guna Yala, Panama.  Collected in the Kapp-Darien Expedition era (1961-1972). Organic natural calabash gourd, hollowed and decorated.  Approx. 8” diameter, with an opening at the top approx. 1.75” wide. Provenance:  From the collection of explorer and researcher Captain Kit S. Kapp, field-collected during his mid-century expeditions in Panama.