Gourds

Amongst these ornamental gourds is the bottle gourd. According to Kew Gardens which has a collection of different gourds;

The most widely used of the gourd species is the bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria). Most of the Collections' gourds are from this species. The bottle gourd was one of the few plants cultivated in both the New and Old worlds in prehistoric times. Botanists believe the plant may have originated in Africa and then floated across the seas to South America . This gourd probably was first used as a water carrier, but quickly developed more diverse purposes. The Hawaiians alone had over 40 uses for this gourd! Societies used the bottle gourd for storing dry grains, churning butter and cheese, and brewing beer. The gourds at Kew illustrate many of these uses. Many societies made snuff boxes out of tiny bottle gourds, decorating them in a variety of ways. Kew has a wide range of snuff boxes. .........
One of the bottle gourd's most common use is as a musical instrument. The hollowed-out plant has been turned into a drum, rattle, scraper, and even a wind or stringed instrument. The Collections at Kew house several musical instruments fashioned out of gourds.