West Africa, Upper Volta (Mossi) -- Brass Casting with the Lost-Wax Method
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.20; E00160
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film (Göttingen, Germany)
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content: Institut Für Den Wissenschaftlichen Filmen (IWF) Encyclopaedia Cinematographica film collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (10 minutes, black-and-white silent, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1955
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film: shows the production of small figures using the lost-wax method. Wax models are shaped and covered with damp clay. After the clay has dried the models are fired, which melts the wax away. Previously smelted metal is poured into the remaining cavity of the mold. After cooling, the form is destroyed and the molded figure is decorated with enamel paint.
Legacy Keywords: Burkino Faso ; West Africa, Upper Volta ; Africa; Mossi