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VANDOO · 2nd March 2013, 09:08 PM

TIM NAILED IT.

I WAS LOOKING OVER THE AREA TO SEE IF I COULD FIND SOMETHING DEFINITE WITHOUT LUCK. THIS SORT OF BRASS/BRONZE WORK IS MOSTLY FROM THE SAME GENERAL REGION OF AFRICA. I WOULD GUESS YOUR EXAMPLE CAME FROM CAMEROON BUT IT COULD ALSO COME FROM GHANA, NIGERIA OR BENIN AS THIS SORT OF WORK IS DONE IN ALL AREAS. THERE IS EVEN A ASHANTI BRASS CASTING TOUR OFFERED IN GHANA WHERE YOU CAN LEARN THE LOST WAX CASTING TECKNIQUE AND ACTUALLY CAST YOUR OWN OBJECTS.
THE YORUBA IN NIGERIA THE ASHANTI IN GHANA AND I AM NOT SURE OF THE TRIBES IN THE TWO OTHER COUNTRIES I MENTIONED. BOTH ARE NICE EXAMPLES AND NOW I WILL KNOW ONE IF I SEE IT.

2nd March 2013, 09:08 PM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	TIM NAILED IT. I WAS LOOKING OVER THE AREA TO SEE IF I COULD FIND SOMETHING DEFINITE WITHOUT LUCK. THIS SORT OF BRASS/BRONZE WORK IS MOSTLY FROM THE SAME GENERAL REGION OF AFRICA. I WOULD GUESS YOUR EXAMPLE CAME FROM CAMEROON BUT IT COULD ALSO COME FROM GHANA, NIGERIA OR BENIN AS THIS SORT OF WORK IS DONE IN ALL AREAS. THERE IS EVEN A ASHANTI BRASS CASTING TOUR OFFERED IN GHANA WHERE YOU CAN LEARN THE LOST WAX CASTING TECKNIQUE AND ACTUALLY CAST YOUR OWN OBJECTS. THE YORUBA IN NIGERIA THE ASHANTI IN GHANA AND I AM NOT SURE OF THE TRIBES IN THE TWO OTHER COUNTRIES I MENTIONED. BOTH ARE NICE EXAMPLES AND NOW I WILL KNOW ONE IF I SEE IT.