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Lost-wax casting technique, diagram, using Beninese Head of an oba (king) as example.
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Title
Lost-wax
casting
technique
,
diagram
,
using
Beninese
Head
of an
oba
(king)
as
example
.
Cultural Context
Beninese
African
Style/Period
Benin (ancient Nigerian style)
Theme
Processes
Techniques (processes)
Lost-wax process
Casting (process)
Metalworking
Brass-smithing
Sculpture (visual work)
Metalwork
Brasswork (objects)
Diagrams
Drawings (visual works)
Reconstructions (visual works)
Figurative art
Figures (representations)
Front views
Heads (representations)
Men (male humans)
Rulers (people)
Kings (people)
Royalty
Leaders (people)
Costume (mode of fashion)
Crowns (headdresses)
Headdresses
Headgear
Necklaces
Neckwear
Jewelry
Subject
Processes & techniques
Metalworking
Sculpture
Metalwork
Brasswork
Reconstructions
Diagrams
Drawings
Figure drawings
Heads (Anatomy)
Kings
Rulers
Men
Clothing & dress
Crowns
Headdresses
Headgear
Necklaces
Neckwear
Jewelry
Description
"The
progression
of
drawings
here
shows
the
steps
used
by
Benin
sculptors.
"
Elements
included
:
clay
core
;
wax
;
tool
;
wax
rods
(drains)
and
wax
cup
;
layer
of
fine
sand
;
layer
of
clay
;
molten
metal
;
draining
wax
;
finished
cast
.
(Stokstad
,
p.31)
;
Head
of an
oba
(king)
, from
Benin
,
c
.
1700-1897
CE
(Late
Period)
,
brass
,
height
17
1/4
"
(45
cm.)
,
Museum
fur
Volkerkunde
,
Vienna/Musee
Dapper
,
Paris
.
(Stokstad
,
caption
,
p.472)
.
Material
Sand
Clay
Metal
Brass (alloy)
Wax
Technique
Casting (process)
Sculpting
Lost-wax process
Metalworking
Brass-smithing
Drawing (image-making)
Work Type
Processes & techniques
Sculpture
Diagrams
Drawings
Reconstructions
Source
Stokstad, Marilyn. Art History. New York: Abrams, 1995. (Technique: Lost-Wax Casting, diagram, Starter Kit, p.31)
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
336-04.jpg
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