Fortune Tellers (Nan Shan)

Some examples of the Daoist fortune tellers operating in front of the lower monastic complex at Nan Shan. Amongst the objects shown here is a woodblock for making talismans. I could not identify the 'gourd' on the right.
Exif
Caption Writer: 
Matt Zito
Date Photographed: 
Sun, 2009-08-16 05:21
Latitude: 
36.6146666667
Longitude: 
101.768
Place Reference: 
Xining
Photographer: 
Matt Zito