Before the Pot, Before the Basket . . . the Gourd - Rachel Laudan From Africa to the Americas, from Rome to Japan, and out into the far reaches of the north and south Pacific, people used gourds for many purposes other than the culinary, ranging from snuff boxes to tobacco pipes, to cricket cages to musical instruments One of the more intriguing uses is as a penis sheath
Gourds - Purdue University Gourds are among the oldest cultivated plants Remains of gourds, used extensively as utensils, were found in Egyptian tombs of the Twelfth Dynasty, about 2200 or 2400 B C Throughout recorded history, gourds have been used as utensils such as dippers, and as containers for grain or water storage
Gourd History - Pillywiggins Garden, LLC Very early specimens discovered in Peru indicate their use as a means of recording time, religious ideas and events In Neolithic times, gourds were used as prosthetics Gourd shells covered in gold leaf were also used in early brain surgeries to repair skull fractures
Gourd History and Growing Gourds - Daves Garden Early people soon crafted gourds into eating utensils, fishnet floats, musical instruments, masks, beehives, birdhouses and animal traps Gourds seem to have appeared in the New World about 10,000 years ago as well
History of Gourds - The Gourd Reserve Discover the rich history and versatile uses of Lagenaria and Cucurbita gourds From ancient Creek Indian traditions to modern-day crafts, gourds have been an integral part of human creativity and daily life
Gourds: Who gets to tell the story? - Sourced When the gourd is viewed through an Africanist lens and in the physical environment it is used, rather than from behind the traditional museum rope or glass, one can get a sense of its importance in social and spiritual life, both contemporary and historical
The Gourd - Harvesting History Somehow gourds made it to South America perhaps as long ago as 9000 BC By 7000 BC, gourds were being cultivated in Peru and Mexico Unlike all the other plants in the vegetable family, gourds were never valued for culinary purposes
History of Gourds | with craft! - Brainspace Magazine - Interactive . . . Regarded as some of the earliest cultivated plants, our ancestors used gourds’ hard, solid shells to make bowls, tools, and musical instruments Gourds symbolize reincarnation, fertility, and magic in cultures around the world
Gourds: The Swiss army knife of the plant world | MU Extension Gourd trivia • In the early 1800s, gourds were used as currency for a time in Haiti Even today, Haiti’s basic unit of currency is called the gourde • The papery, winged seed of the climbing gourd has a wingspan 5 five inches It reportedly inspired the design of early aircraft and gliders
Gourds: A Timeless Plant with a Rich History and Diverse Uses Gourds have early evidence of use, back in the prehistoric times Their seeds have been found in archaeological sites across Africa, Asia, and the Americas In many cultures gourds were the first cultivated crops due to their durability and usefulness