Help on african blacksmiths

TimW · 8th April 2013, 12:32 PM

La metallurgie traditionelle au Burundi
Techniques et croyances
Georges Celis & Emmanuel Nzikobanyanka
Musée royal de l'afrique centrale - Tervuren
archives d'anthropologie n° 25
1976

This book contains info on:
- smelters and blacksmiths in rundi societ
- smelting and blacsmithing :
*smelters and smiths of musigati
* buta
* bisoro
* buragane & south of buyogoma
* moso
*mukenke
*gitwenge
- lances and arrowheads from burundi
- pygmee blacksmiths
- copper and brassworking
- braiding (bracelets)
- carves shells
- wooden bracelets
- synthesis
- bibliography
- kirundi - french translations of important terms

Iain · 8th April 2013, 12:39 PM

This is a nice PDF regarding Hausa blacksmiths.

http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/...ues2/34240.pdf

Flavio · 8th April 2013, 01:03 PM

Thanks again!!!!!!!!
Very helpfull!!!!!!

GRAZIE DI CUORE

Edster · 8th April 2013, 02:10 PM

Flavio,

Russian archaeologists have very good Bronze Age research of the Steppe nomads; Early, Middle and Late with transitions into the Early Iron Age. Mostly analysis of kurgan grave goods, including bronze tools and weapons. Considerable material on the internet. Seem to recall there were fortified metalworking settlements in the Urals near ore deposits.

Also may check out periodical published by the Russian Academy of Science in English, "Science in Russia" around 2000. Also, Naslide in Stavropol has done a lot of Bronze Age excavations in South Russia.

I have a reproduction of a 700 BCE cast bronze axe head that had an two iron snake inlays along with incised fish as representations of ethnic cosmology. Blade edge had been hammered to "work hardened". Most (all??) bronze axes were cast in stone molds. Don't think bronze can be hardened with heat only alloy composition and mechanical working, but I could well be incorrect.

Hope this helps.
Ed

8th April 2013, 12:32 PM	#1
TimW Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 54	La metallurgie traditionelle au Burundi Techniques et croyances Georges Celis & Emmanuel Nzikobanyanka Musée royal de l'afrique centrale - Tervuren archives d'anthropologie n° 25 1976 This book contains info on: - smelters and blacksmiths in rundi societ - smelting and blacsmithing : smelters and smiths of musigati buta * bisoro * buragane & south of buyogoma * moso mukenke gitwenge - lances and arrowheads from burundi - pygmee blacksmiths - copper and brassworking - braiding (bracelets) - carves shells - wooden bracelets - synthesis - bibliography - kirundi - french translations of important terms

8th April 2013, 12:39 PM	#2
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,719	This is a nice PDF regarding Hausa blacksmiths. http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/...ues2/34240.pdf

8th April 2013, 01:03 PM	#3
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Thanks again!!!!!!!! Very helpfull!!!!!! GRAZIE DI CUORE

8th April 2013, 02:10 PM	#4
Edster Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 418	Flavio, Russian archaeologists have very good Bronze Age research of the Steppe nomads; Early, Middle and Late with transitions into the Early Iron Age. Mostly analysis of kurgan grave goods, including bronze tools and weapons. Considerable material on the internet. Seem to recall there were fortified metalworking settlements in the Urals near ore deposits. Also may check out periodical published by the Russian Academy of Science in English, "Science in Russia" around 2000. Also, Naslide in Stavropol has done a lot of Bronze Age excavations in South Russia. I have a reproduction of a 700 BCE cast bronze axe head that had an two iron snake inlays along with incised fish as representations of ethnic cosmology. Blade edge had been hammered to "work hardened". Most (all??) bronze axes were cast in stone molds. Don't think bronze can be hardened with heat only alloy composition and mechanical working, but I could well be incorrect. Hope this helps. Ed