They are large Ovoidal masses of moss, lichen, and moss-roots, often tacked together a good deal outside with cotton-wool, down of different descriptions, and cobwebs.
"The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1"
Allan O. Hume
We met many indians carrying great Ovoidal jars which were made at Tenango, and which are chiefly used for carrying chicha.
"In Indian Mexico (1908)"
Frederick Starr