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Old Bronze Java Tribal Ancestor Figure Lost Wax Casting
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We are closing our doors so everything has been reduced! Check my “Me” page on ebay (next to the star with my number of transactions) for valuable information about all we carry besides what is currently listed since we do not have time to list everything at once and will add these other items as time permits. If you have any questions, contact us or call for documents on pieces. All our collector and rare items come with pages and pages of research about provenance, and with history of the tribes and photos as well, depending on item and whenever possible. When shipping internationally, we group ship multiple purchases to save you money, and find the best rates which ebay often fails to calculate right. If you have any questions or want to see research conducted on this piece and photos of tribes, email or call us. We have artifacts and architectural accents up to 10 ft tall that we will put on upon request because shipping has to be calculated Old Bronze Java Tribal Ancestor Figure Lost Wax Casting . This is a pair but we will sell together or separately. The price asked is 1/2 of marked retail. You are buying 1 statue: the Old Bronze Tribal Ancestor Figure created with the Lost Wax Casting Method, seen on the first photo and 6 following ones and collected in Java 2 decades ago, 17” tall. Figures such as this are meant to honor the ancestors and are used as protectors or guardians, often placed inside the entrance of a family home to offer protection and guidance. This figure is holding a spear with discs hanging from it, which are movable and swing back and forth. This work has achieved has a beautiful deep dark green patina. Can be placed indoors or outdoors. We have other old real silver or bronze figurines available shown on the additional pictures, all older pieces from java. This Tribal Sculpture was crafted by means of the lost wax method of casting, in the ancient tradition that has been passed down for generations by many of the diverse Indonesian cultures that make up Indonesia's islands. The technique used has been in existence for thousands of years, it is called lost wax casting. In this technique, an artist produces a clay mold around an easily carved substance: wax. When the mold is heated, the wax, which has a melting point less than 70 °C, melts away. The hard clay mold can then be used to produce jewelry made from metals with high melting points. The artists often use gold, which has a melting point of more than 1000 °C. The artist carves a model in wax (usually beeswax). Wax is soft, and the artist can use it to produce intricate carvings. After completing the model, he attaches tiny wax rods (called sprues ) to it that will produce channels in the mold for draining the wax and receiving the metal: bronze, gold or silver for example. The wax model is carefully cleaned before the first layer of fine clay is added. The artist covers the wax figure with several layers of fine wet clay. Coarse clay is then added in layers to complete the mold. The clay mold is placed in an oven and heated until it hardens. The wax melts and runs out of the mold (in other words, it’s lost!). The mold and bronze are heated together in a furnace. When the bronze has melted, the mold is turned over so that the metal flows into it. The mold cools. The clay mold is cracked off, leaving a casting. Suitable both for indoors or in your garden
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