coolamon

Etymology
From (and similar forms in neighbouring languages).

Noun

 * 1)  A vessel with curved sides, typically of wood or bark, used by Australian Aboriginals for holding water, collecting berries etc.
 * 2) * 1992,, Yinti, in Heiss & Minter, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 140:
 * Yinti was perishing for a drink of water. He fell down on the sand, and put his mouth to the coolamon.