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Bronze statue in front of the Sultan's Palace. |
Wax is applied to a clay core. |
Clay covers the wax figure. |
Wax rods are added to create channels for the metal. |
Metal Casting in Foumban, Cameroon, Africa
Lost wax casting has been done for centuries in Africa. Bronze, brass, and silver are cast in Foumban, Cameroon.
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Bronze statue in front of the Sultan's Palace. |
Wax is applied to a clay core. |
Clay covers the wax figure. |
Wax rods are added to create channels for the metal. |
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More clay is added to complete the mold. |
Ismaila hand- pumps bellows to heat the molds in a kiln. The wax melts out, then metal is poured into the hot mold. The mold is then broken off to reveal the cast metal. |
The surface of the piece is refined with a file. |
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For more information or to purchase any of these items, please contact Putuench Ismaila at B.P. 10, Foumban, Cameroon, or call him at (from the US 011-237) 967-9971 or 348-2415 or contact Abdou Mfopa. |
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Clay core. |
Wax covers clay core, then more clay is added. |
Ismaila with a finished metal mask. |
Maternity, Ismaila |
Trophies by Ismaila |
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Links:
African
Arts/Handicraft and Environmental Management Institute (AFHEMI)
Art-Batik
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Bark
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Dschang
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Wood Carving in Foumban
Pottery
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Cameroonian beadworking
Tapestry Crochet in
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Lost Wax Casting in Ghana
Cameroonian Basket Maker, Fokam
Goufo Buhler
Cameroonian Author, Mih
John Fung
Cameroonian Painter, Hilarion
Wirdzeka Faison
Nigerian Painter, Elcarver
Rotimi Agbola
Blacksmithing in Andalucia, Spain
Metal Spinning in Seville, Spain
Silversmithing in Andalucia, Spain
Tinworking in Mexico
The Kris in Java and Bali, Indonesia
Filigree in Java, Indonesia
Tapestry Crochet Home Page
Carol Ventura's Home Page
Web page, photographs, and text by Carol Ventura.
