Eating out of Calabashes.Was it Reality? Proto-Bantu and the domestication of Cucurbits

This paper examines the history of calabashes in the Bantu-world. Due to con- servation problems of floral remains in tropical areas, no material traces of these fruits have been excavated untill now. The historical linguistic approach adopted in this paper, gives an overview of the evolution and hi...

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Main Author: Annelies Bulckens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gents Afrika Platform, Afrika Brug 1998-03-01
Series:Afrika Focus
Online Access:https://ojs.ugent.be/AF/article/view/5586