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This is a plant like a pumpkin flowers that gradually becomes a big fruit. When it is ripe, it is burnt and the mouth is cut and closed with grass for a week in the sun to make the contents rot.

Details

  • Title: Gourd
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Gourd
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Gourd
  • Photographer: GibsPhotography
  • Local Name: Kikaha
  • Community: Pokomo
  • Collection Date: 1975-11-28
  • Collected By: J.Kasajam

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