Brass casting

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=3 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="063a6553.jpg"> <div> <B><meta name="description" content=" dipo adinkra fiema kente bracelets Arts Crafts Ghana Ashanti beads brass cast glass tour Kumasi community Fair Trade Tourism Concern Responsible Environment recycled"></B><B>Brass casting</B><B><meta name="keywords" content=" Arts Crafts Ghana Ashanti beads brass cast glass tour Kumasi community Fair Trade Tourism Concern Responsible Environment recycled kiln Koforidua market"></B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Eleven day tour - </B><B>Itinerary</B></div> <div> Day 1: Meet at airport and transfer to hotel.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="19880770.jpg" border=0 width="128" height="119" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </div> <div> Day 2: Orientation on culture and customs: tour of Accra, Ghana's capital: visit the National Museum and the Arts Centre. </div> <div> Day 3: Drive North to Kumasi, historic capital of the Ashanti nation, through exquisite scenery from the coast up onto the central plateau.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="1bb8d5e0.jpg" border=0 width="141" height="94" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <div> Days 4-5-6-7: Brass casting in the village of Krofrom. Afternoon excusions to the Cultural Centre, Lake Bosomtwe, Kumasi Central Market.</div> <div> Day 8: South to Cape Coast, through the famous gold rich Obuasi.</div> <div> Day 9: Explore the rainforest walkways of Kakum reserve with guides.</div> <div> Day 10:Tour Cape Coast's spectacular seventeenth century castle, an  evocation of the Slave Trade,  before return to Accra via Winneba beach.</div> <div> Day 11: Shopping in Accra's  Makola Market and the Arts Centre, or relaxing on the beach before return flight.   </div> <div> Cost of the tours is an all inclusive £990 plus flights. This covers transport, accommodation, food, entry fees etc.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="15aa26b0.jpg" border=0 width="162" height="107" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Email info@fiema.com to find out more about the Ashanti Arts and Crafts Tours.</div> <div> Or call us on 01488 686 222</div> <bR> <bR> <div> For more about brass and powder glass beads go to </div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hand crafted jewellery"><U>Fiema Crafts</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFF99" TEXT="#080000"> <div>  <script type="text/javascript"> var sc_project=2996864; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_partition=32; var sc_security="530351fc"; var sc_text=2; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.statcounter.com/counter/counter_xhtml.js"></script><noscript><div class="statcounter"><a class="statcounter" href="http://www.statcounter.com/"><img class="statcounter" src="http://c33.statcounter.com/2996864/0/530351fc/0/" alt="website statistics" /></a></div></noscript> </div> <bR> <div> <B>Ghana Ashanti Brass Casting  - ethical, responsible, community based tours </B></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma" >There is only one brass casting village in Ghana, Krofrom near Kumasi. The craftsmen and women use lost wax casting -</FONT> the same method used to create the 13th century cast brass heads of Ife in Nigeria, and the famous 16th century Benin bronzes, now in the British Museum.</div> <bR> <div> The originals are beautifully sculpted out of soft beeswax. Then they are dipped into a mix of very fine charcoal and water to give a coating which holds all the fine details. This is then covered in a mould of coarse palm fibres and clay.  </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="500b94b0.jpg" border=0 width="441" height="331" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> The mould is heated and the wax is poured out. Scrap brass is then melted in a crucible and poured into the mould. </div> <bR> <div> At the peak of the Ashanti kingdom, the technique was used for casting gold. Traditional objects include gold weights in a variety of animal shapes, and highly ornamented lidded vessels as funerary urns. Human figures representing palm wine tappers, drummers, and chiefs are also common.</div> <bR> <div> <B>You can see lost wax Brass Casting and try it for yourself on an </B><A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Craft tour July 28th August 6th 2008"><U><B>Ashanti Crafts Tour</B></U></A><B>. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Dates are Saturday to Saturday: </B><B>Feb 7-21, </B><B> Mar 7-21, Apr 11-25, May 9-23, Jun 13-27, Jul 11-25, Aug 8-22, Sept 12-26, Oct 10-24, Nov 14-28, Dec 12-26. Seven, ten day tours start first Saturday. </B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact us"><U><B>You can specify dates, book, or ask for information here.</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Email info@fiema.com to find out more about the Ashanti Arts and Crafts Tours.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Or call me on 01488 686 222</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="16024c30.jpg" border=0 width="292" height="195" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>For more information go to:</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.marshall.edu/akanart/abrammoo.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.marshall.edu/akanart/abrammoo"><U><B>http://www.marshall.edu/akanart/abrammoo.html</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://list-manage.com/subscribe.phtml?id=1abfdd2abb " TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://list-manage.com/subscribe.phtml?i"><U>Click here to subscribe to my newsletter</U></A></div> <bR> <div>  <a href="HTMLobj-1421/Brass_web_site_video.wmv" target="_blank"><img src="HTMLobj-1421/play_trailer.jpg" height="47" width="150"></a>  </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tour links"><U><B>Links</B></U></A><B>, </B><A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ghana Ashanti Crafts Tours ethical, res"><U><B>What people say</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fiema Tours"><U><B>Fiema tours home</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" width=18.75% BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="vodafone_tours.vodafone" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vodafone"><U><B>Vodafone Trips</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id69.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wilderness"><U><B>Wilderness Tours</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id65.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dipo tour April 2008"><U><B>Dipo tour</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Craft tour July 28th August 6th 2008"><U><B>Crafts Tour</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id68.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cycle Tour Jan 2009"><U><B>Cycle Tour</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Brass casting"><U><B>Brass casting</B></U></A><B>, </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Beadmaking"><U><B>Beadmaking</B></U></A><B>, </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Woodcarving"><U><B>Woodcarving</B></U></A><B>, </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Adinkra printing "><U><B>Adinkra print</B></U></A><B>, </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kente weaving"><U><B>Kente weaving</B></U></A><B>, </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Djembe drumming "><U><B>Drumming</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ghana Ashanti Crafts Tours ethical, res"><U><B>What people say</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Travelling in Ghana"><U><B>Travelling in Ghana</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Terms and conditions"><U><B>Terms and Conditions</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact us"><U><B>Contact us</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="consultancy_cv.vodafone" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Consultancy"><U><B>Consultancy</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Responsible Travel and Fair Trade princi"><U><B>Responsible Tourism and Fair Trade</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tour links"><U><B>Links</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id67.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Minka Tours"><U><B>Peru Tour</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Peru Clearance Offer"><U><B>Peru Alpaca Special Offer</B></U></A><B>!!!</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hand crafted jewellery"><U><B>TO SEE THE CRAFTS PRODUCTS CLICK HERE</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>