Brass, Extra Large, Vintage, Lost Wax Cast Beads from Ghana with Spiral Designs, 2.5 inches Diamaeter
SKU: AFM-591
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$35.00
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Description
- Extra large, vintage, lost wax cast beads from Ghana, 2.5 inche diameter
- Round with collars at both ends and covered with perfect spirals
- To make a lost wax cast bead, first it has to be created in bee's wax. Not an easy task in a tropical climate. Next, the wax is covered by fine, wet, clay, Once it's dry, the clay mold with the wax inside is heated so the wax runs out through openings left for that purpose.
- Molten recycled metal is poured into the mold. After cooling, each clay mold is broken open and the individually unique bead is removed, cleaned, and polished.
- It's a laborious and convoluted process and small flaws are nearly inevitable. Miraculously these bead have no flaws
- For a single, even larger version see AFM-596