Black, Red & Gold: Metals in Africa

http://www.molli.org.uk/african_metalwork/

Africa is rich in natural resources from the earth. Many of these come in the form of naturally occurring metals, such as gold, or minerals from which metals can be extracted, such as iron and copper.

Homepage

Homepage

The Object Gallery organised by location

The Object Gallery organised by location

The Object Gallery organised by use

The Object Gallery organised by use

A typical object from the website

A typical object from the website

A commentary page about the site

A commentary page about the site

An etoy, here a jigsaw

An etoy, here a jigsaw

This exhibition is celebration of the skills and resourcefulness of African blacksmiths and bronze-casters and looks at how metals, such as copper and iron, are smelted, moulded, forged and recycled.