A string instrument called the berimbau. It consisted of a string attached to a flexible frame like a hunting bow. The gourd acted as the resonating box like in an acoustic guitar. It was one of the earliest string instruments.
rattles
usually a rattle
A percussion instrument, originally made of gourds filled with dry seeds
Maracas are not edible. They are made from dried and treated hollowed out gourds containing pebbles or beans.
drum
Shells, gourds and osselots
usually a rattle
A percussion instrument, originally made of gourds filled with dry seeds
Maracas are not edible. They are made from dried and treated hollowed out gourds containing pebbles or beans.
gourds are made out of a hollowed plant.
It was created by natives of Latin America to hold rain water and keep it from evaporating. The earlist bottles were made of dried, hollowed gourds.
drum
Shells, gourds and osselots
The first ladles were dried out and halved gourds that could be used as dippers. Their invention and deployment for this purpose is pre-historical (we don't know when it started).
Irish flute. Inci - Philippine bamboo flute. Igil- 2stringed Mongolian instrument. Irish bouzouki- an eight stringed guitar like instrument. Ipu- Hawaiian drums made of gourds.
Gourds have many purposes. They can be used for decorations and can be carved to make spoons, ladles and cups. Some can be pickled and eaten.
gourds
No, by the usual definition, a gourd is member of the Cucurbitaceae family that is grown for decoration or for using its dried shell in some useful way. The edible members of this family are known as cucumbers, melons , pumpkins and squash.