P-C_Fieldnotes [v4.0] (WP) - Contents


Mining, Smelting and Forging of Iron by the Vakwanyama of 1
Chalking of forger, family and helpers 2
Forger's Helpers 2
Arrival at the mine - 2nd day 4
Fetching of clay 4
Building of the calf pen 4
First fire 4
Clay brought to camp 5
Night's fires lit 5
Evening meal 5
THIRD DAY 6
Pounding and soaking the clay; Making of shelter hut 6
Arrival of bushmen.  Making of clay nossle for bellows. 6
Arrival of Bushmen 6
Making of hut: Onduda 7
Making of hut. 8
The roof 8
Thatch 8
Making of clay funnels for bellows 8
Making of shelter; Ehanda 9
Compound charm 9
Gourd butter churn 10
Arrival of the bushmen 10
FIFTH DAY 10
Awakening food to the spirits 11
Digging 11
Breaking the stones 11
The charcoal pit 11
Ushikundu beer 11
An offering of food to the spirits 12
Smelting the iron ore 13
Making of furnace pit 13
Charming the fire 14
Making of furnace pit. (Continued). 15
Breaking up of fused block and taking out of metal hoe 16
Setting up of forge 17
VOCAB: 17
Tools 18
Raw Material 18
Plants, woods etc 20