Mary Nell Frucella Collection
FR159
unknown
These ladles are probably Ludayi, a name for a spoon for serving, mixing, and drinking thick drinks in the Hausa language of West Africa. It is made out of gourds, also known as Kwarya in the Hausa language or calabash, retrieved from the calabash tree. It’s been naturally treated and decorated by hand using very hot metals like knives.
Gourd
3.5in
2in
9.5in
West Africa
Donation
23-Feb
Austin Friends of Folk Art