Inagina: The Last House of Iron - PREVIEW

Purchase: http://www.der.org/films/inagina.html Swiss archaeologist Eric Huysecom and cameraman Bernard Augustoni work with 13 master smelters to recreate the building of a traditional furnace for smelting iron in Mali. There has not been any traditional iron smelting in Africa since the 1960's, in part due to the importing of cheaper substitutes. The building of the furnaces and the work involved in the actual production is deeply entwined with ritual, symbolism and gender. This film describes in great detail every aspect of the event, from the selection of the site of the reconstruction - which is the oldest remaining furnace site in the region, last active in 1961 - to the final result. This is an important film for African Studies, Archaeology, Religion, Ritual, Technology and Gender.

a film by Eric Huysecom, (Geneva) and Bernard Augustoni
distributed by Documentary Educational Resources

Category:

Education

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• Africa
• Mail
• smelting
• iron
• ritual
• ceremony
• furnace
• religion
• anthropology
• documentary
• film

[PictishPrince]

@MrMaroonmen We claim to 'know' so much of history but in truth we can only speculate.

[MrMaroonmen]

Africans smelting Iron over 3000yrs ago ?

Wow, not many comments on that at all, lol

[haskella45]

where is the rest of this documentary?