kapok
cotton-like fibrous substance that grows around the seeds of the ceiba tree
thatch
roof covering made of reeds, stalks, or palm leaves
hut
small and simple single-story housing structure
anvil
heavy steel or iron block on which a blacksmith can hammer and shape heated metals
forge
a blacksmith's workshop featuring a smelting furnace
smelting
process in which ore is extracted from a metal (such as gold) through heating and melting
trinket
a small piece or jewelry
bellows
a device for blowing air into a fire, made of an air sack manipulated by two handles
cora (kora)
twenty-one–stringed instrument used in West Africa that combines features of the lute and harp
douga
ceremonial dance and chant performed by the Madinke and Mandé peoples of West Africa
millet
cereal plant that grows in regions with warm climates and poor soil; a staple food in India and Africa used to make flour and alcoholic drinks
savannah
grassy plain with few trees
ritual
ceremony involving a series of actions that have a certain order and symbolic meaning
potion
a liquid thought to have magical, poisonous, or healing properties
corral
pen used to contain livestock such as cattle or horses
calabash
woody dried gourd of the calabash tree, used as a water vessel or smoking pipe
marvels
astonishing things that fill a person with wonder
slingshot
Y-shaped handheld weapon that uses an elastic sling to fire projectiles such as rocks
granary
a structure used for storing harvested grain
genie (plural: genii)
spirit figure from Arabian folklore, often depicted as trapped in a bottle or oil lamp
