I thank you for this video. It is tje only one that i have seen that acknowledge the spirituality of pre-invaded African. I was brought up as a roman catholic. We have three gods but the understanding is that they are three gods in one god. From that belief, we are supposed to be monotheistic. I am not an expert on any african spirituality but i know of very few. None of them that i know have more than one god. For example the Yoruba have Olodumare only. He is not split into more like the christians do. However like the christians who have helpers like the angels and saints, Olodumare have helpers in the spiritualism.
Europeans are always so surprised at the technology of the African. Colonization told you Lies, we were Not the savages...We are the 1st peoples; We built All the pyramids and the castles, libraries and universities in Spain and Portugal and All the places You enslaved Us; the Greek scholars came to Us for philosophy and architecture. We once walked and spoke directly to the Creator of All things.
Simply genius. African weavers deserve better pay for their efforts and hardwork. I personally love the KENTE fabric with their encoded message. Much love from East Africa 🎉🎉🎉
Not every black color on a pot is from reduction. Irons in clay turn dark when firing but that alone is not enough to make this black. This is all just smudging, or places where unburned carbon got stuck inside the pores
I liked the video until you said Africans define the word art. Sort of ignorant due to the fact that Native have been creating their own pottery for much the same reason Africans have done it. Its their culture because they also had a need for cookware. They also have art which is loved among many in the USA. It also costs a lot of money to own anything created by them, to this day. You'll find their work in museums as well. Pottery is not their only art form. The people in Mexico who are also natives but on the other side of the border. They also have many talents as well. There are many natives on you tube creating just as their ancestors did. Its never stopped. Africans are not the only people with a history. I can see how they have no choice but to do something to make a living. Native Americans have to do the same thing.
Thank you for making this video. Nice to see that you went there to learn about their techniques. Some idiots would think you went there to teach them, ha ha.
Anything is Art. It only has market value when being purchased. Most African people do not even think about its external value. Sadly everything has changed.
It would've been interesting to get the tree and the charcoal carbon-dated during this process as a baseline for dating archeological iron working sites.
I'm most pleased I found this important documentary, albeit at 4am haha. I'm very impressed with the resourcefulness, their community spirit and the ingenuity on display just to name only a few aspects which made this enthralling. The distance they place the pipes from the intake of the furnace is genius as it increases the force of air. Well filmed and explained I might add, this is one of those rare gems. I'm a blacksmith and welder but I have dabbled in making steel with my take on a Roman stack furnace. Hats off to everyone involved in this, great stuff.
