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Vine used to cause palm wine to ferment quickly and produce "kick"
Vine used to cause palm wine to ferment quickly and produce "kick"
Object Number 22-2-50/B3424
Display Title Vine used to cause palm wine to ferment quickly and produce "kick"
Descriptions
Object Description Vine used to cause palm wine to ferment quickly and produce "kick" Cut into lengths about 1 "long bark" peeled off by pounding. Bark dried and used only.
Inventory Description Vine, 2 fragments
Classification
  • Plant fiber
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Vine
Dimensions Overall: 24.6 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm (9 11/16 x 11/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 22-2-50/B-3424

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