Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label adhered to the interior of vessel reads: 'Ashantee [sic] calabash bought at New Brighton Sept. 6th 1900 from the calabash carver'
Event Date
Author: Annie Tomkins

Context (Related Documents)
The only number on the catalogue card is 1900. Note on catalogue card in second handwriting reads: 'there is no firm indication that this is truly Asante'. Note in third handwriting in pencil reads 'Needs no' on item'. There is also a note in the first handwriting which reads 'Duplicate?'.
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for TEMP.01332 reads: 'Ashanti Calabash bought at New Brighton Septmber 6th 1900 from the carver. Dense pattern of animals and mythical creatures, incised and coloured white by rubbing in chalky (?) substance.
Added in different handwriting 'The design features two dogs, a ?snake, lion, unicorn, ?sesa bonsam, butterfly and ?fish around a tree with two ?chequered doors.''
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Un-numbered gourd bowl, with incised decoration of mythical animals including unicorn, lion, butterfly and ?dogs.
Event Date 10/10/2001
Author: Annie Tomkins

Description (Physical description)
A container made from half of a calabash, hemispherical in shape. The exterior is decorated with carvings that have been coloured white, possibly through chalk. They depict animals and mythical creatures, such as a unicorn, lion and butterfly. These are surrounded by plants, geometric patterns and fine crosshatching. There are contemporary repairs along the edge of the vessel.
Event Date 2/9/2021
Author: Annie Tomkins

Context (Amendments / updates)
This object was originally given the accession number 'No number 47'. In 2001 it was misidentified as corresponding with another gourd vessel and attributed the accession number '1951.810 B'. It has now been matched to this database record and a corresponding 1900 catalogue card and has been updated from 'No number 47' to 'TEMP.01332'.
Event Date 2/9/2021
Author: Annie Tomkins