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Handmade in Africa

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1 Season · 3 Episodes · Premiered July 22, 2020 · Ended August 31, 2020

Observational documentary series that explores inherited knowledge and the meaning of tradition, master craftsmanship and artistic processes in three African cultures.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

3 episodes
E01
Dorze House
Mon, Aug 17 2020 6:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
In the remote highlands of southern Ethiopia, a village community works together to weave a traditional bamboo house.
E02
Kora
Mon, Aug 24 2020 6:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
In his Dakar studio, craftsman Seydou Kane makes a kora from scratch. The kora is the principal instrument of the griot, a caste of west African musicians and oral historians.
E03
Maasai Wedding Necklace
Mon, Aug 31 2020 6:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
For the Maasai people of the Great Rift Valley, beaded jewellery is of great ceremonial significance. Jane Semanto, a master beadmaker, crafts a traditional Maasai wedding necklace.

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