The blooms of Banjeli technology and gender in African ironmaking

The Blooms of Banjeli documents research in Banjeli, Togo on iron-smelting technology, its rituals, and the sexual prohibitions surrounding it. Including rare historical footage from the same village in 1914, it provides a unique technological record of the traditional method of preparing a furnace...

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Main Author: Saltman, Carlyn
Other Authors: Herbert, Eugenia W., Gaucher, Candice
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Watertown, MA Documentary Educational Resources (DER) 1986, 1986
Series:Ethnographic video online, volume 1
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Collection: Ethnographic Video Online Vol. 1 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The Blooms of Banjeli documents research in Banjeli, Togo on iron-smelting technology, its rituals, and the sexual prohibitions surrounding it. Including rare historical footage from the same village in 1914, it provides a unique technological record of the traditional method of preparing a furnace to smelt iron
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 12, 2014)
Physical Description:1 online resource (29 min.)