Small Vintage 1970s Ghanaian genuine brass lost wax cast mask pendant
Mask is 2" long including the loop; these can be polished if you want
Not to be confused with mass produced identical castings recently showing up
Lost wax designs are created in wax first, the item is then covered with clay.
The clay mold is heated and the wax runs out through openings left for that purpose. Then molten brass is poured in. After it's cooled the mold is broken and the bead or pendants is then cleaned and polished. Each is one of a kind.
In this complicated process, some flaws are inevitable, we choose to recognize them as proof the item isn't a casting mass produced by machines.
This one was collected in Ghana by Joyce Diamanti, bead writer and editor.
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