THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (KABC) -- From tiny gourds to much larger ones, the Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center teaches art classes to visitors from all over Southern California. "Part of our ...

<P> The Richmond Indigenous Gourd Orchestra is not the kind of band that scores many gigs in bars. You will mostly find the quintet, or its spinoff trio, at museums, folk festivals and schools &mdash; ...

Across many rural areas in Africa, including parts of West Africa, communities use bottle gourds as water storage solutions ...

The fruit of the flowering plant species of the family Cucurbitaceae, the gourd has long been a staple in crafts and has made many a home for backyard birds, yet there is more to a gourd than a ...

Cara Stacey receives funding from the NRF, the Commonwealth Scholarship Commision, SAMRO, and The Oppenheimer Memorial Trust. She is affiliated with the South African Society for Research in Music. It ...