Palm Wine Vessel (kuh mendu)
Cleveland Museum of Art

Palm Wine Vessel (kuh mendu)

1900s

Terracotta
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Serving and sharing palm wine in decorated vessels like this is part of a larger food culture in the Cameroon Grassfields kingdoms that centers on ritual, hospitality, status, and diplomacy.

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