tribe man smoking tobacco with a bamboo pipe - bong - vietnam

The bong actually originated in africa, and is named after 1 of two things, a tribe and their language - the bong'om or bong county in liberia. Waterpipes for tobacco were used throughout asia but it wasnt until cannabis was brought to africa that waterpipes were used for that. Earliest bong, with cannabis resin in bowl - 1100Ce

so you think they fill the bamboo with water?

tobacco ):