Village Craftsmen
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| Andy spent a whole day with this father in the field and then when we came home he wanted to show me the | work he does on his hand crank sowing machine. He didn't speak any French to me. |
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| This village scribe teaches others how to write. The white wood tablet is the kind that is given to children for memorization. Ink is in a pot on the purple table. | Notice the Arabic script, they use a Roman script to write their own language. |
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| For several days we heard a mysterious rumbling in the distance. It turned out to be this blacksmith. He has a bike wheel mounted on a piece of wood with a string belt to run his box fan, which in turn makes the coals burn hot. | He was making an ax head. When the ax was well heated he pulled it out of the coals and pounded the tip flat and sharp. Sorry no sound on these videos; just imagine the ear piercing clanks. |
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| The next to last day in the village some men took me out to show me how they make charcoal from tree logs. | I took a whole series of photos like this and recorded a simple description of each action for language learning purposes. |
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These videos are traditional weavers at work.
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Notice the hand and foot work in rhythm. |
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Try to say "trois fois trois" to the rhythm of his movements. |
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Can you see the end of the band in this video?
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