Bottle Gourd as an Implement for the Poor in Roman Italy

Bottle gourds, which are thought to have originated in Africa, have been collected and cultivated in Italy since antiquity for the making of vessels and utensils, as well as food, musical instruments, and fishing buoys (Janick, Paris and Parish, 2007, p.1441). Columella and Pliny the Elder both writ...

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Main Author: Brittany Bauer
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: EXARC 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/0ebb4ad0fd1440cd8927412a3ee2fd8e
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