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Did Africans know how to work metals before the arrival of Europeans?
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Yes. Africans have a long history of smelting iron, using leather bellows and hardwood charcoal.
There are some splendid examples of early ironwork in the Cultural History section of the Maputo, Mozambique museum. The works on display are delicately worked fishing tridents, spears and general implements.
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