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Part IV

Chapter 12

Iron, Craft, and Technology

Smelting · Blacksmiths · Textiles · Canoe Building

Plates in this chapter

Figure 1. Schematic section of a natural-draft iron-smelting furnace of the forest type
Figure 1. Schematic section of a natural-draft iron-smelting furnace of the forest type. Shaft, tuyère placement, and slag pit of the furnace type described in Chapter 12. Dimensions vary considerably between traditions.
Figure 2. Stages of dugout canoe construction in the Kru tradition
Figure 2. Stages of dugout canoe construction in the Kru tradition. From felled trunk to finished surf-canoe, showing the sequence of shaping, hollowing, and firing.Original drawing prepared for this volume.
Figure 5. Loom geometry of the narrow-strip weaving tradition
Figure 5. Loom geometry of the narrow-strip weaving tradition. Heddle, beater, and warp arrangement of the men's narrow-strip loom, with strip widths noted.Original drawing prepared for this volume.