Special Gourd?

Meppel Nu

· 08 Sep 2020

Special Gourd?

#SIERKALEBAS 😍 Gourmet is a collective term for a large number of related crops, such as #pompoen , bottle-pumpkin, bottle-calabas and zucchini.
Calebasses are widely used as #decoratie , but some species can be consumed, such as the bottle-pumpkin and the pumpkin. In the dried state, the peel is a fairly hard shell, which allows the hollowed fruit to serve as a container. These can then be decorated with motifs via incision or pyroengraving (engraving with a hot awl). A gourd can be used for various things: as a jug, drinking cup, bowl or spoon. Large gourds are even used as a bucket. In addition, many cultures have a ritual and/or musical use of the #kalebas .

Kalebasses are an important material element in the maroon society. They serve as serving dishes, storage trays and cups. Also, gourds are cut into several pieces into spoons and chips. Usually the exterior of the gourd is decorated by men, while women may still decorate the inside with geometric patterns. According to the experts, the Prices, there are five types of gourds: small bowls, which give water to babies; two types of medium-sized bowls with fine decorations, for men's meals; little decorated bowls for washing rice, and large, undecorated bowls for ritual use (Winti). A ritual use among the indigenous Surinamese consists in filling gourd by a piaiman or “medicine man” with special stones; the information of the gods is then transmitted by the sounds that arise in the gourd.