Author:

Bellamy, C. V  Search this

Harbord, F. W (Frank William) 1860-1942  Search this

Physical description:

p. 99-126 : ill

Type:

Books

Place:

Nigeria

Oyo State

Date:

1904

Notes:

From the Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute (London) 66, 1904, p. 99-126.

Description of iron smelting in the Oyo Yoruba village of Ola-igbi, near Oyo town, based on eyewitness account of C. V. Bellamy, who visited the site in February 1904. There were eleven iron smelting furnaces in the village at the time of this report.

Appendix: Analysis of specimens, by F. W. Harbord (p. 120-123).

Includes discussion, following presentation of the paper (p. 124-126).

Topic:

Yoruba ironworking  Search this

Yoruba iron smelting  Search this

Yoruba iron smelting furnaces  Search this

Yoruba blacksmiths  Search this

Iron ores--Analysis  Search this

Call number:

VF-- Metalwork, Metallurgy--Nigeria

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_631796