What does a sapera carry apart from his been?

The saperas, while travelling from place to place entertaining people with his ability to charm snakes, carry a been. It's a kind of a flute used to make snakes dance to its sound. Apart from his been, the saperas also carried various types of medicines in tin boxes that they made from plants present in forests. After the sapera's performance, people would stay on for the medicines and in return, the sapera received money or foodgrains.