Preparing moulds for firing

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posted on 2025-04-30, 11:14 authored by Jacob Nii Marley

A mixture of clay and water is used to attach an empty clay mould to a crucible containing metal. With the help of a bellow, air is pumped into an oven to help fire the clay mold.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Rights owner

Jacob Nii Marley

Cultural group

Asante

Participants

David Tei-Mensah Adjartey, Anonymous 1, Anonymous 2

Country

Ghana

Place

Kumasi, Ashanti Region

Cultural context/event

General production

Location

Workshop

Date of creation

2021-11-04

Unique ID

2019LG06-V01-0354