Griot (In His Ganga)
Bambara · Mali
Reference: BRN-52
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- Height
- 11 cm
- Material
- Wood and mud
Object manufactured from lost wax still surrounded by refractory clay. Only the head and part of the music instrument that the character is playing have been…
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Full original description
Object manufactured from lost wax still surrounded by refractory clay. Only the head and part of the music instrument that the character is playing have been released. Just break the refractory layer so that the entire object appears.
The artist models his figure with bee wax and refractory clay covering leaving a small hole, as if it were a chimney. Dry the mold heats the set to cause the wax to come out through another hole located at the bottom of the piece and slips the b ronce diractically melted by the top hole. Once cold the mold is broken and the piece is removed, which then requires a long work of hand finishing. Each piece is therefore unique.
Further technical information
- Width
- 8 cm
- Attributed period
- Second half of the century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Mali. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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