Glass Making in Bida

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posted on 2025-05-22, 11:16 authored by Abidemi Babatunde Babalola

End of glass making, allowed furnace to cool, and raw glass called bikini in Nupe language was retrieved from the furnace bottom with cheers and prayers

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Rights owner

Abidemi Babatunde Babalola

Cultural group

Nupe

Country

Nigeria

Place

Bida, Central region

Date of creation

2021-04-28

Unique ID

2019LG01-0165

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Glass making bellowing furnace Firing

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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