| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 29 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
| Note |
Title from title frames. |
| Event |
Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 1986. |
| Summary |
The Blooms of Banjeli documents research in Banjeli, Togo on iron-smelting technology, its rituals, and the sexual prohibitions surrounding it. Including rare historical footage from the same village in 1914, it provides a unique technological record of the traditional method of preparing a furnace to smelt iron. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Bassari. |
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Metal-working. |
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Iron and steel industry. |
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Tribal and national groups. |
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Cultural identity. |
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Gender. |
| Added Author |
Saltman, Carlyn, author, film director.
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Gaucher, Candice, author.
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Herbert, Eugenia, author.
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Kanopy (Firm)
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| In: |
Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1986 |
| Music No. |
1048890 Kanopy |
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