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Daga

Scope note

Coarse, granular, sandlike substance that consists chiefly of clay, made into a mortar used in African building construction.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300014356

Broader Terms used

<soil by form or function>

Narrower Terms used

burnt daga

Term used for

dagga

Created

12yrs ago

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