Brass Wraps - african killerbeads

These vintage brass medallions were made using 'the lost wax method'. This is a very old process where the item is first carved in wax. Every detail of the design is carefully carved.  Next a mold of clay is created around the item. Liquid metal - brass, bronze, silver etc - is poured in to the mold 'loosing' the wax.

After cooling, the mold is broken to retreive the medallion.

The new medallions below were also created using this process.