About This Object
- A canteen made from a gourd and used to store and heat water.
Purchase in the New Guinea Highlands by Dr. Bryce C. Brown in 1972.
Curious Facts
For most of history, canteens were made of organic materials like calabash gourds or cow bladders, which earned them the name waterskins. In the 1900s, glass was used for a short time, ultimately to be replaced by metal.