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Hearst Museum object titled Gourd, accession number 5-14164, described as Container: Da Hangw Hecku (”Calabash for carrying water”); ovoid gourd with rectangular hole (2 x 3 cm) near top. Height 22 cm, diameter 19 cm (midbowl). Used to carry water. Finger is hooked into the hole at the top to carry it. Used by children.
Hearst Museum object titled Gourd, accession number 5-7031, described as Gourd container with anthropomorphic design etched on outer surface. Used by both men and women as a container for milk and beer. The two holes in the neck are for stringing it together with other gourds.

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