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2018.313.297

A Kanuri man, Ali Kulloma, performing the 'lost wax' method of casting. He is pouring molten brass into the hollow moulds of pestles and mortars buried in the sand.

2018.313.297

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Collection type
Photograph
Description
A Kanuri man, Ali Kulloma, performing the 'lost wax' method of casting. He is pouring molten brass into the hollow moulds of pestles and mortars buried in the sand.
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Borno State; Maiduguri
Cultural groups
Kanuri Yerwa
Person
Named Person Ali Kulloma
Photographer Edward Shearman Ross
PRM source Sandra Miller Ross
Date / Period
Date of photograph: 09/1966
Acquisition information
Donated: 14/12/2018
Photographic process
Transparency Kodachrome
Dimensions
Image dimension 35 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2018.313.297

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