Inagina, the last house of iron / [presented by] PAVE, Bernard Agustoni, and Eric Huysecom ; directed by Eric Huysecom and Bernard Agustoni ; written by Armen Godel ; produced by Huysecom, Agustoni, PAVE.

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Published: Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources, [1997]
copyright 1997
Online Access:
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Corporate Authors:
Documentary Educational Resources (Firm)
PAVE (Organization)
Other Authors:
Agustoni, Bernard
Fowley, Douglas
Gerritsen, Vivienne Baillie
Godel, Armen, 1941-
Huysecom, Eric
Subjects:
Dogon (African people) > Industries.
Dogon (African people) > Rites and ceremonies.
Dogon (African people) > Social life and customs.
Iron industry and trade > Mali.
Iron-works > Mali.
Metallurgy > Mali > History.
Smelting furnaces > Mali.
Format: Electronic Video
Inagina, the last house of iron /
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Summary:Eric Huysecom and Bernard Agustoni work with 13 Dogon master smelters to recreate the building of a traditional iron smelting furnace in Mali. The film describes in 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.
Physical Description:1 streaming video (52 min.)
Other Title:
Last house of iron
Notes:In English and Dogon, with English narration and subtitles.
Bib#: 1407804
Language:English
Niger-Kordofanian
Bib#:1407804

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