{"product_id":"an-ethnoarchaeological-study-of-iron-smelting-practices-among-the-pangwa-and-fipa-in-tanzania-paperback","title":"An Ethnoarchaeological Study of Iron-Smelting Practices among the Pangwa and Fipa in Tanzania - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRandi Barndon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCambridge Monographs in African Archaeology 61\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work is a comparative study of iron smelting practices among the Pangwa and Fipa peoples of Tanzania. The author discusses local concepts of metallurgy by step-by-step observations of the processes involved. Included is a description of the technology observed in several re-enactments of smelting practices and a discussion within a comparative framework of the multiple and shared levels of meaning and experience (symbolic repertoires and symbolic reservoirs) held by technicians during these observed technological processes. The study demonstrates, with a focus on magic and metaphors, the link between perceptions of the body and concepts of the technology. The author shows how a shift in the concepts of the technology is also useful for those studies of iron technology where there are no living exponents to answer questions about the use, or meaning, of specific objects or processes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 11.69 x 8.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42108041953415,"sku":"9781841716572","price":103.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ffae020cdefc7dfc39421fe0d4b013c1.webp?v=1732461700","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/an-ethnoarchaeological-study-of-iron-smelting-practices-among-the-pangwa-and-fipa-in-tanzania-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}