Niger: Iron Making The Old Way
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Shows in detail a traditional process involving a simple blast furnace in the Republic of Niger. Blends music, design, and ritual. African men stand around a stripped car. Narrator talks about how symbol and ceremony meld with craft and technique. A young boy in a loin cloth gathers wood for a fire. Men gather and crush rocks. Villagers collectively prepare by building a clay barrel for fire. They put rocks and wood into the barrel. Men shape the metal by hammering.
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