This is the season when autumnal displays surround us. Decorative gourds seem to appear overnight, as if beamed down from an alien spacecraft: striped, speckled, warted, and winged. Bright bursts of ...

You know what I’m talking about — the strange, bumpy things you see every fall. They’re piled high at all the stores, squatting on front porches, or sitting in a bowl your friend insists is “autumnal.

Household utensils or objects for ritual use, gourds are present in various cultural environments in Brazil, especially in indigenous or riverside communities, but also in large cities in the Amazon ...

Gourds, part of the Cucurbitaceae family, have been cultivated and consumed across the world for centuries due to their versatility and nutritional benefits. Two of the most popular varieties are the ...