Poyo Cup

This is a cup, made from a dried gourd, or calabash, that has been cut in half. Cups like this are sometimes used for drinking poyo, or palm wine.

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Further Information

• Type: Containers, vessels
• Object: Poyo Cup
• Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre
• Culture Group: Kono
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Production Date: Pre 1965
• Associated Places: Yengema, Nimi Koro Chiefdom, Kono District
• Associated People: Town Chief Foday Yengema (Donor)
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.1965.34.01

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