Lost-wax brass casting
Room I — Exhibition of the made
Adornment,
collected
slowly.
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The premise
The most remarkable adornment on the continent is rarely in a vitrine. It is in a courtyard in Kumasi, a hillside in Entoto, a bead room in Durban. Vitsuma brings it to your door, with the hands behind it named on every piece.
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In the studio
“The wax remembers my thumb. The brass remembers the wax. That is the whole lineage.”
Adwoa Mensah-Quaye — Lost-wax brass casting, Kumasi
Read the studio storyHow a collector moves through Vitsuma
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Discover
Walk the rooms. Filter by discipline, material or maker. Every piece carries its origin, its making and its USD price.
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The hands
Horn, bone and silversmithing
Glass beadwork and textile
Natural-material adornment
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