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Description: | Tobacco (Bedamuni: sogo). A packet of air-dried Tobacco leaves, wrapped up in a fotobia or gomaabu leaf (Merremia peltata). Packets like this are generally made by individuals after an abundant Tobacco harvest. Wrapped up in this way, the bundles can be kept for a long time in the communal houses and, sometimes, be traded for goods.
This packet was made by Karia.
caption: General view of object no. 1982.60. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | Merremia peltata leaf samples (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking) tobacco leaf Bedamuni Health and Healing | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-143807 | Go to resource |
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