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M.Djaouhar's Art & Design

Berber Gourd Bowl 

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This Berber Bowl is made from a gourd and measures about 9 " in diameter.

Etched Gourd Interior

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The interior is etched or hand painted with small beads placed along the entire edge of the bowl. All beads were placed using one porcupine quill as the beads are too small to handle.


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All interior and exterior designs make use of traditional Berber patterns.


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Click on any image to see a close up.


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Some of the designs are traditional symbols such as the eye (outside), sickle (inside), the chessboard (inside) or the finger (outside). The Dragonfly symbol is that of a messenger.


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The piece consist of numerous protective traditional symbols that ward off the evil eye, demons (djounoun) or are associated with fertility and magical rites.

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    • Beauty Beyond the Veil >
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      • El Ayacha
      • Algerian in Her Heik
      • Algerian Woman
      • Bedouin Woman From Negeb
      • Bedouin Woman from Sinai
      • Behind the Shador
      • Berber Girl's Gaze
      • Berber Woman
      • Egyptian Woman Carrying Her Jar
      • Egyptian Woman in Her Burqa
      • Girl from Negev
      • Moroccan Veil
    • Native American Artwork and Paintings >
      • Chief Black Elk
      • Chief Joseph
      • Cliff Matias
      • Diné Hands
      • Girl with Feather Fan
      • Ghost Dancer
      • GON Dancer
      • Grass Dancer
      • He Sapa Wacipi Women's Fancy
      • He Sapa Wacipi Lady
      • He Sapa Wacipi - Wanci
      • He Sapa Wacipi - Nunpa
      • He Sapa Wacipi - Yamni
      • He Sapa Wacipi - Topa
      • Hopi Maiden
      • Honoring Regalia
      • Horse Nation
      • Identity
      • Ihanktonwan Nakota
      • Jingle Dress Dancer
      • Kiana's Moccasins
      • Lakota Drum
      • Lakota Proud
      • Looking Ahead
      • Leonard Peltier
      • Men's Headdress
      • Mighty Fist
      • Plumes and Beads
      • Prayer
      • Red Tail Hawk
      • Strength
      • Tatanka
      • The Drum
      • The Feather
      • The Kachina
      • Wambli - The Eagle
      • War Paint
      • Women's Buck Skin
    • Traditional Jewelry >
      • Earrings
      • Necklaces
      • Bracelets
    • Woodwork, Furniture Painting & Home Decoration >
      • Brass Wood Etched Berber Bowl
      • Berber Etched Wooden Vase
      • Berber Etched Wooden Plates - Ait Souka
      • Berber Etched Wooden Plates Meknes & Beni Yanni
      • Berber Etched Wooden Plates - Tizi Ouzou
      • Etched Wooden Plate - Albuquerque
      • Etched Wooden Basket Plate - Santa Fe
      • Berber Gourd Bowl
      • Berber Kabyle Gourd
      • Rustic Wooden Bowls
      • Hand Painted Table Lamps
      • Mirror
      • Morning Singing Kachina
      • Moroccan Berber Trays
      • Native Ledger Storyteller
      • Raw Wooden Berber Trays
      • Table Top Engraved and Painted - Pyrography
      • Wooden Etched Frame
      • Wooden Etched Trays
    • New Mexico Way >
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