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Khoekhoe Smelting and Working Iron
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In the foreground, two men have dug a hole in the earth and are lighting a fire to melt iron. In the background, they are hammering the iron into the desired shape and grinding it smooth on a stone. In the margin, a legend in Dutch.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineKhoekhoe smelten en bewerken ijzer. 1727. Matthijs Pool. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
