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Smelting & Pour 10 days ago
Chasing & Patina Yesterday
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Terracotta Vessel of Ife
Dimensions: 52 x 34 cm · 2026
Hand-coiled terracotta ritual urn fired in open wood pit with palm-frond smoke staining.
Tunde Olanrewaju
Ile-Ife, Osun State
Behind the Piece: Living Process
Beeswax sculpting of the Benin Crown
Crafting the sacred ceremonial headdress from natural palm-beeswax mixture over a refractory clay core.
Lost-wax bronze pour at 1,150°C
The fired clay mold is evacuated in the pit kiln, and molten bronze alloy is channeled into the void.
Cold chasing and camwood patina finish
Removing investment sprues, detailed surface chisel engraving, and applying warm organic camwood oil patina.
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