Gourd-Shaped Basket

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Gourd-Shaped Basket by Simon Manda is dark brown, made of woven material, and resembles a gourd. The basket is shaped like a teardrop with the pointed end facing downwards and a smaller, rounded top portion. A handle made from a single piece of curved wood or fiber protrudes from the top. The basket has a large oval opening in the middle. The background is light gray.