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 |