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Asset ID
k16553
Title
Smelting iron, Nangazizi
Description
Iron smelting continues to be practiced among the Mangbetu. Ritual songs and dances are performed to protect the smiths and ensure success.
Date
1989 (photographed)
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Repository
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Publication History
Schildkrout, Enid, Curtis A Keim, Curtis A Keim, American Museum of Natural History, and American Museum of Natural History. 1990. African Reflections : Art from Northeastern Zaire. Seattle: University of Washington Press, p. 71.
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