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Gourd art involves creating works of art from dried gourd shells. During the process, gourd surfaces may be carved, sanded, burned, dyed, polished, painted, etc. Gourd decoration and pyrography, is an ancient tradition in Africa, Asia, Central and South America as well as among the indigenous peoples of the Americas, notably among the Navajo, Hopi, and Pueblo nations of the American Southwest and the Nuxálk and Haida nations of British Columbia. Gourd crafting and painting has evolved from early hand carvings to the modern day use by some of electric wood burners and high-speed pen-shaped drills that can be used to inscribe most any design.

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Example of Gourd Art
Art by David Chestnut




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International Gourd Art Festival
 http://www.gourdfestival.com/
Golden Gourd Web Ring
 http://r.webring.com/t/The_Golden_Gourd_Web_Ring
About.com - Painting Gourds
 http://painting.about.com/od/gourdartpaintedgourds/
Gourd Basketry Information
 http://www.simplybaskets.com/GourdBasketryInformation.html
Canadian Gourd Society
 http://www.canadiangourdsociety.org/
Turtle Feathers Gourd Art by David Chestnut
 http://www.turtlefeathers.com/






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mfield gourds 1 Mar 1 2007, 4:30 PM EST by paintchip
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love these. had no idea that this could be achieved with gourds. they look like they are made of wood. Even though I spend all my time painting now, in the past i was an avid craft maker. I shall be bookmarking this page for the future. thanks
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