31 Mar 2025 Anthropology and Ethnography Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory The Rise, Decline, and Potential Revival of Awka Blacksmithing: A Centuries-Old Igbo Craft An Ọka [Awka] blacksmith, nnẹ ụzụ, and his nwa ụzụ, an apprentice blacksmith, photographed by G. T. Basden, early 20th century. Awka in Anambra State, Nigeria, is a big name for…
