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Acacia Wood

Smoky wood such as talih, the heartwood of Acacia seyal, which is burned for the Sudanese dukhan smoke bath.

Scent family: Smoky
Listed in Dupa Incense: 1 incense

Round yellow flowers on a Vachellia seyal twig — Vachellia seyal in Terekeka, South Sudan. Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0

In pictures

An Acacia seyal branch with fine compound leaves — An Acacia seyal branch at the Tübingen botanical garden. Photo: Björn Appel, CC BY-SA 3.0

Incense with this material

Material: Acacia Wood

Traditional / raw material

Sudanese Talih (Dukhan)

Sudan · Wood

Found in these traditions

Horn of Africa4 incense

Photo credits (4)

Photos were resized, converted to WebP and may be cropped for display. Each keeps its original license.

Vachellia seyal in Terekeka, South Sudan. Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
Incense smoke at a coffee ceremony in Ethiopia. Abyssinian cat, CC BY-SA 4.0
Vetiver roots sold in bunches on Réunion Island. Copyright © 2005 David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0
A mature Cedrus deodara in its natural habitat, India. Gv3101992, CC BY-SA 4.0