How one of the most famous soda drinks in the world got its name from a traditional West African delicacy.

In Ghana, kola nut holds a revered place within herbal medicine. Fresh kola nuts are celebrated for their stimulating effects ...

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This evolving display features a series of stories about the entangled global histories, vibrant traditions, and new innovations connected to the kola nut.

Gaṅs-ljoṅs gso rig bstan paʼi dar rgud las ʼphros paʼi gtam yig kyi rol cha / [Baṅ-stag-sman-pa Tshe-don gyis brtsams].

Originally collected by British anthropologist Edwin Nichol Fallaize (1877-1957). Purchased by Capt. L.W.G. Malcolm in 1934, on behalf of Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome, for the price of £25. From a ...