West Africa, Upper Volta (Senufo) -- Smelting Bog Iron Ore
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.28; E00197
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film (Göttingen, Germany)
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content: Institut Für Den Wissenschaftlichen Filmen (IWF) Encyclopaedia Cinematographica film collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (9 minutes, black-and-white silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1955
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film: this blacksmith operation not only forges iron (E00191), it also handles the smelting of iron ore. Each step of the smelting process is shown including the feeding of the fire with charcoal and ore. When a test shows that the smelting has ended, the oven is broken open and the glowing mass removed.
Legacy Keywords: Burkino Faso ; West Africa, Upper Volta ; Africa; Senufo