The art of bronze in Benin
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Bronze figurines exhibited at the Cotonou Handicrafts Promotion Center.
© Qemal Affagnon
By: Nathalie Amar Follow
4 min
While Africa awaits the return of some of its bronze pieces looted from the time of colonization, Qemal Affagnon takes us into the secret of the manufacture of these bronzes, from the recovery of used plumbing parts to the creation of statuettes. and figurines.
Precision work that involves making a wax sculpture and polishing the work.
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