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Hearst Museum object titled Jug, accession number 3-25487a,b, described as Jug; water canteen; with rope for carrying; stoppered with corn cob plug. Height 33 cm without stopper. Circumference 73 cm. Native name and meaning; jug: tecomate. Plug: elote. Rope carrier: lasso. Materials, techniques; Jug; squash gourd from behuco plant. Inside not good to eat. Plug: dried corn cob. Rope carrier: maguey fiber. Plant named pita. Context of use: used only by men. Used to keep water cool and fresh all day. Carried to fields and while walking along roads to provide drinking water.