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Dech bends the iron sheet along the longitudinal axis, which he has previously struck with a wedge and mallet, to cut it in half and thus obtain the piece on which he will finally forge a spear blade.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

D05

Rights owner

Incipit-CSIC

Title alt

Shaping a spearhead at the forge

Cultural group

Opo

Participants

Dech Guya

Country

Ethiopia

Place

Akula, Gambela

Item/object

Rimis

Materials

Metal-forged

Cultural context/event

Village

Social group setting

Client-Producer

Location

Workshop

Date of creation

2021-08-06

Unique ID

2019LG07-D05-0961