COLLECTOR'S CORNER | MAKUA or MACONDE CALABASH CONTAINER Tanzania Early 20th Century | From a private American collection Gourd, hide and fiber 9 1/2 inches high x 5 inches wide Inventory# A3311 | $850 Calabashes were used by healers as containers for medicines, sacred oils and symbolic substances. This container is closed with a carved wooden stopper of a miniature head.