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SKU: 1801360

SKU# 1801360

These thoughtful readers are the perfect statuary to hold your books in place. Artisans create these West African readers and their books through the lost wax casting method. Beautifully finished in dark brown.

Lost wax is one of the first known methods of working with molten metal. Originating in the Middle East in the 9th 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.
  • Cast metal
  • 4Lx4Wx5H inches
  • Made in Burkina Faso

UPC Code: 732919447101

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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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