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Dokwaza last of the African ironmasters

Shows the process of smelting iron and steel as performed by Mafa peoples in the Mandara Highlands of North Cameroon. Construction of the furnace, the smelting process, and the manufacture of tools from the metal are shown.

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  • "Last of the African ironmasters"@en
  • "Last of the African iron masters"@en
  • "Last of the African iron makers"

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  • "Shows the process of smelting iron and steel as performed by Mafa peoples in the Mandara Highlands of North Cameroon. Construction of the furnace, the smelting process, and the manufacture of tools from the metal are shown."@en
  • "Dokwaza, an ironmaster from Cameroon, successfully recreates from memory a furnace to smelt ore into iron, which is then forged into agricultural implements."
  • "Shows the physical and spiritual process of smelting and forging iron as performed in 1986 by the Mafa people in the Mandar Highlands of North Cameroon, from building a furnace of stone and daub to the final production of an iron hoe."@en
  • "Shows the physical and spiritual process of smelting and forging iron as performed in 1986 by the Mafa people in the Mandara Highlands of North Cameroon, from building a furnace of stone and daub to the final production of an iron hoe."@en

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  • "Ethnographic films"@en
  • "Documentary films"@en

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  • "Dokwaza last of the African ironmasters"
  • "Dokwaza last of the African ironmasters"@en