Braima Bendu Palm Wine Tapping

Authors

George Tucker Childs, Portland State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Interview

Publication Date

12-13-2016

Subjects

Sherbro (African people) -- Social life and customs, Sherbro language, Palms -- Sierra Leone

Disciplines

African Languages and Societies | Applied Linguistics

Abstract

This video shows Braima Bendu palm wine tapping. Braima uses a cord belt to ascend the palms, where he places the taps to extract the palm "wine."

Location

Africa, Sierra Leone, Bumpeh Chiefdom, Moyeamoh

Participants

Abdulai Bendu (researcher), Braima Bendu (consultant)

Languages

Sherbro, English

ISO 639

bun, eng

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/28295

Citation Details

Childs, George Tucker, "Braima Bendu Palm Wine Tapping" (2016). The Sherbro Language and Culture of Sierra Leone. 155.
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/28295