AFRICA: ONE CONTINENT. MANY WORLDS | AFRICAN STORIES | ROCK TO METAL

Changing rock into metal

African peoples developed metal working techniques thousands of years ago. In many African cultures, the power to change raw ore into metal objects has spiritual significance..

  • Learn how to work the bellows of a smelting furnace.
  • Discover the spiritual meanings of certain metals.
  • Learn about a metal worker whose skills link the physical and supernatural worlds.

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