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.

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: 2018.313.301

Search terms: Metalwork

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