Indigenous iron works in the 19th century in benin city.

INDIGENOUS IRON WORKS IN THE 19TH CENTURY IN BENIN CITY.

Abstract

Local government administration is one of the efforts of the federal government of Nigeria to bring government influence to the rural dwellers.

Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State is one of the Seven Hundred and Seventy Four (774) Local Government Areas in Nigeria.

The Headquarters of the local government is situated at city of Udi on the A232 highway and one of the seventeen (17) local governments in Enugu state in southern Nigeria created in 1991. Each has the Awhum waterfall is in the Udi local government area. Udi local government is one of the five constituencies, others include Aninri, Awgwu, Ezeagu and Oji-River.
Table of Content

Title of Page i

Certification ii

Dedication iii

Acknowledgement iv

Table of contents v

CHAPTER ONE

1.1 Objectives of Study 1

1.2 Scope of Study 1

1.3 Significance of Study 2

1.4 Methodology and problems of Research 3

1.5 Literature review 4

1.6 Historical perspective of Benin 5

CHAPTER TWO

INDIGENOUS TECHNOLOGY IN NIGERIA IN 1900

2.1 Indigenous technology in Nigeria 8

2.2 Development of Indigenous Technology in Nigeria 8

2.3 Trade and market for existing Technology in Nigeria 12

2.4 Impact of Traditional skill in Nigeria. 13

CHAPTER THREE

IRON TECHNOLOGY IN BENIN IN THE 19TH CENTURY

3.1 Iron works in Benin 17

3.2 Mode of production 19

3.3 Product and values of the Industry 20

3.4 Impact of Iron work in Benin 21

3.5 Economic survey of Benin 23

CHAPTER FOUR

THE GUILDS AND APPRENTICESHIP IN IRON INDUSTRY

4.1 The feature of guilds 26

4.2 Duration Apprenticeship 27

4.3 Nature and categories of Apprenticeship 27

4.4 Ritual Aspect of Iron works 28

CHAPTER FIVE
INFLUENCE OF COLONIALISM AN IRON INDUSTRY.5.1 Advent of colonial Rule 31

5.2 Colonial influence on the indecline of Iron technology 32

5.3 Introduction of European goods and the incidence on from technology. 34

CONCLUSION 37

BIBLIOGRAPHY 40

Introduction

Technology as defined by Berry, Is “any Application of discoveries of the scientific methods to the problems of man and environment in peace and war” Adeniyi refers to it as ‘a process whereby an individual or a group of people acquire a skill necessary to operate a hand ware either from another persons or through development.

To this end, series of meetings, conferences, seminars, tayslops and workshops have been organized and held on the indigenous production and the advancement of iron tools in Nigeria and Africa at large.

Thus, the objective of this work is to debunk the Eurocentric belief that Africa has no technology worthy of studying before the arrival of European. Also, that Africa are not intelligent enough to process from technology. And also, to locate technology in the realm of the study, Iron industry \ works in Benin.

To this end, the research work is to study the general trend since inception of Iron technology in Benin down to it decline. As a result of competition pose by importation of purier and cheaper Iron bans from European in the 19th century.