Round 9: Tossup 8

It’s not beeswax or rubber, but this good was collected by Chokwe people and traded to Deep River, Connecticut. A region named for this good was ruled by kingdoms of the Baoulé (“bow-lay”) people, whose descendants include Félix Houphouët-Boigny (“oo-foo-AY bwon-YEE”). In the Congo Basin, thousands of slaves supported Arab clove plantations and the acquisition of this good by Tippu Tip. Portuguese (-5[1])traders commissioned Kongo artisans on the Loango (10[1])Coast to create oliphants (-5[2])made from this good. In 1989, Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi lit tons of this good on fire to (10[1])stymy (10[1])poaching efforts. (10[2]-5[1])For 10 points, false teeth and piano keys fueled European (10[1])demand (10[1])for what good harvested from (10[1])elephants? ■END■ (10[1])

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