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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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