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Kpelle steelmaking : an indigenous high technology in Liberia

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Author:
Thomasson, Gordon C  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Physical description:
p. 396-406
Type:
Books
Place:
Liberia
Date:
1995
Notes:
Extracted from: The cultural dimension of development: indigenous knowledge systems / edited by D. Warren (London: Intermediate Technology Publications, 1995), pages 396-406.
Originally presented at the Liberian Studies Association, Santa Barbara, CA, March 12, 1987.
Derives from chapter 5 of the author's doctoral dissertation, Kpelle steel and technological revolution (1987).
Topic:
Kpelle ironworking  Search this
Ironworking  Search this
Industries  Search this
Kpelle iron smelting  Search this
Kpelle blacksmiths  Search this
Steel founding  Search this
Call number:
VF-- Metalwork, Metallurgy--West Africa
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_752210