Umseting - Enskt-Franskt - Are gourd and black pottery unique to China?

This is a transitional translation. The original requestor is [userid=55045]. He wants to ask whether gourd and black pottery are things that exist only in China.

Here, gourd refers to a dried hollowed out calabash fruit used as a container.

葫芦 (in dried form used as container): Gourd
葫芦 (as fresh vegetable): Calabash