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Blacksmiths of western Africa
Blacksmiths emerged in western Africa around 1500 BC. They are feared in some societies for their skill in metalworking, which is considered a form of magic, but universally revered by for their technological pioneering. While common people fear the power of the blacksmith, they are highly admired and hold high social status. Because the trade is so specialized and dangerous, blacksmiths are often requisitioned by towns and villages where there are none (Ross). Other ironworking societies such as the Mande people of Mali and the Bamana exist in West Africa.
==Background==
At the very rise of African civilization the essential tools to survival were found through the use of wood and stone tools. These tools proved to work well enough for hunting and farming but as times changed and mankind evolved it became necessary to find more efficient means of survival.
The first known Ironworking exists in Turkey and the age of metals such as gold, copper, silver, lead and iron were not made workable until approximately 4000 BC. This development slowed until around 1500 BC with the development of furnaces capable of forging iron tools. The era of iron had begun and the art of the blacksmith soon spread throughout Western Africa (Joyce 2002).
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