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Handmade in Africa

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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Premiered: 2020-08-17

Runtime: 30 mins

Status: Ended

Rating: N/A/10

Network: BBC Four

Episode Guide

Season 1

Episode 1: Dorze House
Aired: Aug 17, 2020
In the remote highlands of southern Ethiopia, a village community works together to weave a traditional bamboo house.
Episode 2: Kora
Aired: Aug 24, 2020
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.
Episode 3: Maasai Wedding Necklace
Aired: Aug 31, 2020
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.