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SKU: 1801380

SKU# 1801380

Let your hopes and dreams soar. This evocative statuette of hope, one of our special Traveler’s Find items, is handcrafted in Burkina Faso using the ancient lost wax method of casting bronze. Each of these statues is unique. Lost wax is one of the first known methods of working with molten metal. Originating in the Middle East in the ninth century, it came to West Africa on trade routes. The artisan sculpts wax, then coats it with clay and allows it to dry. Molten bronze is poured into the mold, melting the wax and allowing liquid bronze to fill the shape. After the metal cools, the artisan breaks the clay, revealing a one-of-a-kind figure. Because each sculpture is created individually, some variation will exist.
  • Bronze
  • 5Dx18H inches
  • Made in Burkina Faso

UPC Code: 732919450224

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MCC Burkina Faso

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Artisan Group: MCC Burkina Faso
Country: Burkina Faso

MCC Burkina Faso works with 400 artisans in Burkina Faso. Sissao Hamidou, a colleague of Mennonite Central Committee, acts as a liaison with artisans. Some of the artisans also work at the Centre National D’Artisanat d’Art and Village Artisanal de Ouagadougou, which since 2000 has showcased the work of Burkinabe artisans.

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