Handmade in Africa

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

⁣Dorze House- ⁣In the remote highlands of southern Ethiopia, a village community works together to weave a traditional bamboo house.

⁣Kora- ⁣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.

⁣Maasai Wedding Necklace- ⁣For the Maasai people of the Great Rift Valley, beaded jewellery is of great ceremonial significance. Jane Semanto, a master bead maker, crafts a traditional Maasai wedding necklace.