Gourd bottle

Bottles & Canteens

Gourd Water Container, Hawaiian Islands

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Richly patinated, traditional vessel used for fermenting and sharing palm wine. Calabashes tend to be round-bottomed and therefore do not sit vertically on their own, requiring a rest or cradle of some kind to keep them upright. 21.5" Inquire About This Item

Genetic analysis suggests the bottle gourd floated to the Americas from Africa.

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Last spring I planted a bottle gourd seeds (Amazon affiliate link) with the hopes that my first attempt would yield fruits that I could make into a water bottle. I was inspired by the bottles depicted in old Chinese paintings and after some research it looked like a manageable project, so here's what I did.

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