In Chan Pine Ridge, Mrs. Santos's calabash tortilla-warmer was awesome!

Calabash in the Grenadines. Sometimes referred to as the bowlie tree.

We call this Calbass in Haiti. We use it for many purposes, dishes, cups etc.

This issa bathing bowl in every GT household bai 😂😂😂

Calabash - multiple use including bowl and handbag

A small tree with low spreading branches, which bares a hard shell gourds that were used extensively to make drinking utensils and bowls. The gourd can be shaped when young to produce different types of vessels

A gourd that is used for utilitarian purposes, and not for food. The skin or shell of the large green fruit hardens to become wood-like when dry. The shell can then be carved and is used to make a variety of items including cups, and bowls and decorative pieces.

calabash

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