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Editorial illustration of a traditional hollowed calabash tied beneath a palm tapping cut to catch sap.

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Palm-wine tapping calabash

A hollowed gourd tied below a palm opening to collect sap. Sierra Leone records a Limba bulle/buli; Nso sources describe a calabash steadied by stick and plant material. These are related local forms, not one standard design.

Gourds, calabashes and carved bowls
Mile 47, outskirts of Freetown