ipu Kanaka Maoli, the original Hawai`i people, used no pottery. For containers, they grew the beautiful and functional hard-shelled and thick-walled hue/gourd, better known as ipu.

May 5, 2021 · Ipu are often grown on a trellis as pictured to the right. During the flowering stage, small, single white flowers are produced. If pollinated, a soft, hairy, green ipu fruit begins to grow.

Jul 1, 2022 · Ipu farmers, artisans, dancers and musicians share a deep appreciation for this humble plant. From seed to stage and beyond, this is an inspirational part of a culture where …

The gourd, otherwise described as ipu, contains a holistic role within Hawaiian history and culture. Physically, the ipu can be used to carry food and water or store personal items. It can also be …

Jul 27, 2020 · Ka’imiloa Chrisman, Cultural Advisor for the Halau, has spent more than 15 years of his life trying to re-create the lost ancient Hawaiian art of gourd decoration called Ipu …

Handroanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae. [1] . It consists of 30 species of trees, known in Latin America by the common names poui, pau d'arco, or ipê. The …

Mar 10, 2025 · In old Hawai'i, there was nothing more indispensable and artistically functional as the ipu the fruit of the gourd plant called pohue (Lagenaria siceraria). From early childhood to …

On Ni’ihau, after the designs were carved into the skin, the gourds were said to have been buried in black mud. The native iron compounds in the earth possibly reacted with tannins in the …

Made from lauhala (hala tree fronds), the woven mallet is traditionally used to strike the puniu drum. ʻUliʻuli are used in traditional hula and are made from a gourd adorned with feathers and …

Learn how to grow the Ipu bottle gourd as well as facts and details about Ipu, one of the canoe plants of Hawaii. This gourd had and still has many uses including for storage, water, medicine,...