The Grand A·chik Canteen — Forest Gourd Vessel

Name: The Grand A·chik Canteen — Forest Gourd Vessel
Brand: WILLAGE
SKU: WLG-VESSEL-ACHIK-001
Price: 145.0 USD
Availability: InStock

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A naturally cured forest gourd from the Garo Hills of Meghalaya, bound with hand-split rattan and cane in the way it's been done for generations. The shape isn't designed — it's grown. The gourd is left to reach its full size on the vine, then harvested, sun-cured, and reinforced with a woven lattice that holds the form and adds structure. The rind is smooth to the touch; the cane is rough. That contrast is the whole piece.

The A·chik canteen was originally a water vessel — carried through forest trails by Garo farmers. This version is scaled up as a floor or table sculpture, but the craft is identical. 100% plant-based, 100% biodegradable, made the same way it was made centuries ago.

15.5 × 9 in (39 × 23 cm) · 87 g · Naturally cured forest gourd · Hand-split rattan and cane bindings · Garo Hills, Meghalaya, India

Dimensions

15.5 × 9 in (39 × 23 cm)

Dimensions

15.5 × 9 in (39 × 23 cm)

Origin

India

Origin

India

MATERIALS

Naturally Cured Forest Gourd, Hand-Split Rattan, Cane Bindings

MATERIALS

Naturally Cured Forest Gourd, Hand-Split Rattan, Cane Bindings

STORY

The A·chik canteen comes from the Garo Hills of Meghalaya — India's wettest region. Originally a water vessel carried by Garo farmers through forest trails, the form is dictated entirely by nature: the gourd grows to its own shape, is sun-cured after harvest, and reinforced with hand-split rattan woven into a structural lattice. Nothing about the process has changed in centuries. This version is scaled up as a sculptural vessel, but the craft, the materials, and the hands are the same. WILLAGE carries it because this is indigenous craft at its most honest — entirely plant-based, entirely biodegradable, entirely shaped by the land it comes from.

STORY

The A·chik canteen comes from the Garo Hills of Meghalaya — India's wettest region. Originally a water vessel carried by Garo farmers through forest trails, the form is dictated entirely by nature: the gourd grows to its own shape, is sun-cured after harvest, and reinforced with hand-split rattan woven into a structural lattice. Nothing about the process has changed in centuries. This version is scaled up as a sculptural vessel, but the craft, the materials, and the hands are the same. WILLAGE carries it because this is indigenous craft at its most honest — entirely plant-based, entirely biodegradable, entirely shaped by the land it comes from.