In this video, Patrick McNaughton (Professor Emeritus, Indiana University) discusses West African blacksmiths and their art, illuminating connections between their technologies, traditions, beliefs and aesthetics, and the "Iron Staff with Female Figure" on view in the exhibition "Peace, Power and Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa".
"Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa" is on view at the Ackland January 28 - April 3, 2022.
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