African Dogon Bronze Bracelet W/ A Figure Mali Gold Weight
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:24766244 | Modified Item: No |
Provenance: Ownership History Not Available | Country/Region of Manufacture: Mali |
Origin: Dogon ethnic group - MALI
Age: Late 20th century
Materials: Bronze
Condition details: Good
Dimensions: (3" 1/4 ) high - (4") wide
Bronze pieces created by the lost wax method involves creating a model in beeswax. Once completed, wax rods are attached to it and the entire model is encased in ...layers of fine clay. The structure is heated and the melted wax runs out through the channels or wax rods, molten metal is poured into the mold, created after wax was lost - the metal cools and hardens, the mold is broken and the piece has been created. Each piece is an original since the mold is broken after each one has been cast.