Totumo gourd
Carved totumo spoon
Master artisan: Bella Elvira Domico Domico · Embera Katio Tuis Tuis
$35≈ 32,2 €
Spoon hand-carved and polished from a totumo gourd by master carver Luis Majoré, decorated with fine pyrography. Each piece is slightly different: the shape of the fruit leads the way. (Demo description.)
Cultural history and meaning
From the totumo tree, the Embera Katío have always obtained their containers and utensils. Carving totumo means reading the shape that nature already drew.
- Technique and materials
- Totumo gourd, pyrography
- Dimensions
- 28 × 6 × 4 cm
- Weight
- 80 g
- Certificate of authenticity
- EK-2026-JDYUN
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Verify online →Decorative piece — not intended for food use.
Contemporary craftsmanship handmade by living artisans from Colombia's communities. Not an archaeological or heritage piece.
International shipping from Colombia. Import duties and taxes of the destination country are the buyer's responsibility.