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The calabash, substitute for plastic and work of art

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A natural alternative to plastic, the calabash can be used depending on its format as a glass, cup, salad bowl or carafe.

© Sandra Idossou

By: Nathalie Amar Follow

Vegetable, local and reusable, the calabash is a natural alternative to plastic.

It can be used according to its format as a glass, cup, salad bowl or carafe.

But if it is pierced, engraved or pyro-engraved, it also becomes an object of art again, as in the times of the kingdom of Abomey.

Artists also run workshops to learn how to work with it.

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