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| Author | Date |
Title | Publisher + ISBN | Content ref. |
| Ayensu, E.S. | 1997 |
Ashanti Gold | Ashanti Goldfields Co., London: 1840282754 | Gold jewellery |
| Becker, R. | 1991 |
Art & Ambiguity: Perspectives on the Brenthurst Collection of Southern African Art | Johannesburg Art Gallery: 0874836043 | Fly-whisks, nos 852,853 |
| Bellamy, C.V. | 1904 |
"A West African Smelting House". | J. Iron & Steel Institute, v.66 pp.99-126 | Ola-Igbi Yoruba smelting and tools |
| Berardi, C. | 2004 |
Standing on Ceremony: Traditional African Arms | The Western Reserve Historical Society: 0911704582 | Azande throwing knife, no1 |
| Blier, S.P. | 1998 |
Royal Arts of Africa | Calmann & King, London: 1856691136 | Benin altar, pp. 68-71: Yoruba edan ogboni being worn, p97; Dahomey regalia, pp.104-120 |
| Bovill, E.W. | 1968 |
The Golden Trade of the Moors (2nd ed.) | OUP, London | Trade routes across Sahara |
| Brown, J. | 1995 |
Traditional metalworking in Kenya | Oxbow Monograph 44: | Maasai swords, p92; harvesting knives, p94,113; animal bells p101. |
| Cole, H.C. & Ross, D.H. | 1977 |
The Arts of Ghana | Museum of Culture History, Los Angeles: | Variety of Akan gold ornaments, pp.33-38 |
| Coote, J. & Russell, C. | 1995 |
African Metalwork | Crafts Council: 1870145526 | general |
| Coote, J. (et al) | 2000 |
Transformations: The Art of Recycling | Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford: | reuse of metals |
| Cutsem, A. van | 2002 |
A World of Bracelets | Skira, Milano | Dance rattles p56, p76; Djerma anklet p40; Mandara Hills bracelet p81 |
| Dark, P.J.C. | 1973 |
An Introduction to Benin Art and technology | OUP: 0198171919 | Benin heads |
| Devine, E. | 2004 |
"The Conservation of a Group of Metal Figures from the Cameroons" | IPCRA Journal Autumn 2004 | Cameroon zinc figures analysis |
| Ehret,C. | 2002 |
The Civilisations of Africa | James Currey, Oxford: 0852554753 | General background |
| Ellert, H. | 1984 |
The Material Culture of Zimbabwe | Longman Zimbabwe: 0582613930 | Gano axes; pp. 37-39. Batakwa knives; pp. 43-45 |
| Eyo, E. | 1979 |
Nigeria and the Evolution of Money | Central Bank of Nigeria: 0905788060 | Manillas , pp. 61 - 63 |
| Eyo, E. & Willett, F. | 1980 |
Treasures of Ancient Nigeria | Detroit Institute of Arts | Benin head, p44 |
| Feest, C. | 1980 |
The Art of War | Thames & Hudson, London: 050006010X | Dahomey recade axe, p.58 |
| Fischer, W. & Zirngibl, M. A. | 1978 |
African Weapons | Prinz-Verlag, Passau; 3980021203 | Kota bird knife; pp.185-189. Hutu harvesting knife,100. |
| Frank, B.E. | 1998 |
Mande Potters & Leatherworkers | Smithsonian Institution Press | Fouta Djallon knife, fig56 |
| Frobenius,L. | 1932 |
Morphology of the African Bow Weapon | Berlin | Arrow forms, pp.30-35 |
| Gardi, R | 1969 |
African Crafts and Craftsmen | Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York | Silver work in Niger |
| Herbert, E.W. | 1984 |
Red Gold of Africa | University of Wisconsin Press: 0299096009 | throughout: use and significance of copper |
| Jones, G. I. | 1984 |
The Art of Eastern Nigeria | Cambridge UP; 0521259274 | Igbo anklets, pp.25-26 |
| Kirk Greene, A.H.M. | 1963 |
"Note on spears from Bornu" | Man, v.63, no.220 | Bornu spears, including multi-bladed, p.174 |
| Knight, I. | 1989 |
The Zulus | Elite series, 21; Osprey, London | Battle axes, p32 |
| Knight, I. | 1999 |
The Anatomy of the Zulu Army | Greenhill Books, London: 1853673633 | Zulu stabbing spear, p110 |
| Kriger, C. M. | 1999 |
Pride of Men: Ironworking in 19th Century West Central Africa | Currey, Oxford: 0852556322 | Bangala' knife, pp.204-06. Songye axe, pp.147-49. Mangbetu knife, pp.142-44 |
| Kyerematen, A.A.Y. | 1964 | Panoply of Ghana | Longmans, London | Goldweights, pp 46-54. |
| Lindblom, K.G. | 1939 |
Wire drawing especially in Africa | Stockholm | Wire drawing |
| Lindblom,K.G. | 1937 |
"Spears and staffs with two or more points in Africa" | Smarre Meddelanden v14, Statens Etnografiska museum, Stockholm | 3 pointed spear in Darfur |
| MacLeod, M.D. | 1981 |
The Asante | British Museum Publications | Asante gold filigree work, p73 |
| Malcolm, L.W.G. | 1924 |
"Iron-working in the Central Cameroon" | Man, Sept 1924, no.102 | Bagam smelting and tools |
| Martin, J. | 2005 |
Asiru Olatunde: Chasing Dreams | John Martin Gallery London | copper and aluminium panels |
| McKeating, A. & Phillipson, D. | 1996 |
Metal in Africa | Cambridge University African Studies Centre; 0902993321 | Kota bird-head knife, p.19 |
| Meek, C.K. | 1931 |
Tribal Studies in Northern Nigeria | Kegan, Paul, London | Crook-shaped staff, v1, pp25-34; info on Verre, v1, ch.7.; Bata, v1,ch.2 |
| Menzel, B. | 1968 |
Goldgewichte aus Ghana | Museum fur Volkerkunde Berlin | goldweight manufacture and types |
| Montague, L.A.G. | 1921 |
Weapons & Implements of Savage Races | Bazaar Exchange & Mart, London | Arrow forms, pp.157-163 |
| Phillips, T. (ed.) | 1995 |
Africa: The Art of a Continent | Prestel/ Royal Academy: 3791316036 | Yoruba face bell, 5.74, p414. Tiv/Jukun castings, 5.27, 5.31. |
| Pole, L.M. | 1974 |
"Iron-working apparatus and techniques: Upper Region of Ghana" | West African Journal of Archaeology, v5 | Blacksmiths and potters, p35-7 |
| Pole, L.M. | 1985 |
"Furnace design and the smelting operation: A survey of written reports of Iron smelting in West Africa" | in Haaland, R. & Shinnie, P. (eds.) African Iron Working - Ancient and Traditional. Norwegian University Press: 8200072924 | spread of iron-working in W. Africa |
| Pole, L.M. | 1999 |
Iwa L'Ewa | RAMM, Exeter; 1855226936 | Data on Townsend, Pinkett, Broun, Burrough colls |
| Quiggin, A.H. | 1949 |
A Survey of Primitive Money | Methuen, London | Iron and copper based currencies in Africa |
| Rattray, R.S. | 1927 |
Religion & Art in Ashanti | OUP, London | Goldsmithing in Kumasi |
| Sieber, R. | 1972 |
African Textiles and Decorative Arts | Museum of Modern Art; 0780702270 | Igbo anklets, p.17: Metal jewellery, pp. 123-155 |
| Spring, C. | 1993 |
African Arms and Armour | British Museum Press: 0714125083 | Danhome recade , pp.64-67; Maasai spear pp.111-113; Zulu spears p127; Shona gano , p.135-36; Tsonga battle-axe p136. |
| Sundstrom, L. | 1974 |
The Exchange Economy of Pre-Colonial Tropical Africa | Hurst, London: 0903983206 | Trade in iron, copper and its alloys |
| Sunnu, S.B.K. | 1975 |
The Wayside Fitters | Dept of Planning, UST Kumasi, Ghana: | involvement of smiths in vehicle repair activity |
| Thomi, W.H. & Yankson, P.W.K. | 1985 |
Small Scale Industries and Decentralization in Ghana | Dept of geography, University of Ghana Legon | position of blacksmiths, contribution to industry in towns |
| Thompson, R.F. | 1976 |
Black Gods and Kings | Indiana University Press: 0253312043 | Yoruba edan ogboni , ch6; Yoruba iron objects, ch11 Birds of iron |
| Trowell, M. & Wachsmann, K. | 1953 |
Tribal Crafts of Uganda | Oxford | Harvesting knives |
| Vaughan, J.H. | 1973 |
"Nkyagu as artists in Marghi society" | in d'Azevedo The Traditional Artist in African Societies | styles of knives in N. Cameroon |
| Verswijver,G. et al (eds.) | 1995 |
Treasures from the Africa-Museum, Tervuren | Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren: | Kongo bracelet, no26, Mangbetu knives no232 |
| Zirngibl, M. | 1997 |
"African status weapons" | in Schaedler, Earth & Ore : Panterra Verlag: 3932353145 | swords, throwing knives |
