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Courges gravées au feu en vente sur le marché de Huancayo (Sierra centrale). - 1969

The legends are only available in German, French or Spanish
La gravure au feu des courges séchées est l'une des formes les plus attachantes de l'artisanat péruvien. L'artiste emploie un tison qu'il appuie plus ou moins fort à la surface du fruit, ce qui lui permet d'obtenir des teintes allant du beige clair au noir le plus sombre. - Huancayo, Andes centrales - 1969

The legends are only available in German or Spanish
Detail eines geschnitzten und brandgeschwärzten Kürbisses (Mate) aus der Gegend von Huancayo, Peru, mit der Darstellung eines Dorffestes. Je nach ihrer Form werden die Flaschenkürbisse halbiert als Schüsseln und Teller oder ganz als Flaschen verwendet. - Privatsammlung - 1977

The water service is women's work. The containers are made of bottle gourds. The women carry them from the well to their homes with the help of a rope tied around their foreheads. . - In the El Mihan district, Djanet. - Algeria - 1966

Pumpkin harvest in Negana near Bla, a town in the south of Mali. The town is an important trans-shipment point for the north-eastern towns of Mopti and Gao, as well as for Sikasso to the south and exports to Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire. - Mali - 1969

Pumpkin harvest in Negana near Bla, a town in the south of Mali. The town is an important trans-shipment point for the north-eastern towns of Mopti and Gao, as well as for Sikasso to the south and exports to Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire. - Mali - 1969

Pumpkin harvest in Negana near Bla, a town in the south of Mali. The town is an important trans-shipment point for the north-eastern towns of Mopti and Gao, as well as for Sikasso to the south and exports to Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire. - Mali - 1969

Citrullus Colocynthis: In the ouadis or valleys, you can easily find large patches of small pumpkins or watermelons. They are round balls scattered on the ground. Some are fresh, others are dried. You are not allowed to eat them, but they are used for medicinal purposes. For rheumatism, as a laxative, for gonorrhoea, for urinary tract infections, for diabetes... - On the edge of Erg Brousset - Niger - 2000

Citrullus Colocynthis: In the Wadis or valleys, you can easily find large fields of small pumpkins or watermelons. They are round balls scattered on the ground. Some are fresh, others are dried. You are not allowed to eat them, but they are used for medicinal purposes. For rheumatism, as a laxative, for gonorrhoea, for urinary tract infections, for diabetes... - Temet region - Niger - Aïr - 2003