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Randa

Hausa · Hausa / Northern Nigeria; Niger; zongo communities in Ghana · Other

A large earthenware water pot with a narrow mouth, kept in place for storing water. Robinson glosses randa (pl. randuna) as 'a large earthen pot with a narrow mouth'. He contrasts it with the portable tulu.

Drinking water was kept cool in the randa.

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