The Hammers of Mawu: Ironworking Traditions in the Togo Hills, Ghana.

This paper examines ironworking practices and traditions among the Mawu (Akpafu) and Lolobi communities of the northern Volta Region of Ghana. It compares them with other accounts gathered from published sources and observations made during fieldwork conducted in the 1970s. It describes the processe...

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Published in:	African Archaeological Review Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 43 - 79
Main Author:	Pole, Len
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Mar2010
Subjects:	Ironwork Akpafu (African people) Mines & mineral resources Smelting Oral history Ghana
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost