GHANA BRASS
PENDANTS

For ages, brass and gold African figures have been made using the “lost wax method.” First a model of the object is made from beeswax, then dipped repeatedly in a solution of fine ash or charcoal powder mixed with water.
This forms a mold, or “crucible,” which is allowed to dry and harden. As the molds harden,  channels are left in them  to enable the wax to drain out during the heating process which takes place in a kiln. As the wax melts and is “lost”, molten brass or gold is poured into the mold to form the bead or ornament. When the metal has cooled, the molds are broken open and cleared away and the new art object is thoroughly cleaned and shined before it is presented to the world.

These figures are current copies of ancient weights for scales, each animal had its own weight, different from the others. Often they are used to weight gold and coral.

5 € each (Discount avalability on big quantity)

30 x 24 mm Cod. B01

35 x 25 mm Cod. B02

Cod. B03

40 x 15 mm Cod. B04

44 x 17 mm Cod. B05

35 x 20 mm Cod. B06

30 x 22 mm Cod. B07

40 x 20 mm Cod. B08

33 x 20 mm Cod. B09

37 x 25 mm Cod. B010