Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)
4. Visual Works (hierarchy name)
5. visual works (works)
6. [visual works by material or technique]

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Object Genres
4. object genres
5. object genres by material or technique

Narrower term/s

• axatses [NP]
• marimbas [NP]
• zezes [NP]
• ritis [NP]
• egobolis [NP]
• tiepores [NP]
• asukusuks [NP]

Anotations

Scope note:

Vessels made from the dried, hollowed-out shells of the fruit of the calabash tree or of various types of gourd. Included are containers such as bottles and drinking gourds, utensils such as bowls and ladles, and musical instruments or components thereof such as drums and rattles. They are made and used throughout the world, particularly in Africa, Central and South America, and Polynesia.