The Brasscasters of Dariapur, West Bengal. Artisans in a Changing World

Lee Horne

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Les fondeurs de cuivre de Dariapur exercent ce metier de facon hereditaire. Ils se servent d'outils simples et de materiaux locaux (sauf le cuivre), transformant leurs delicats modeles de cire en objets traditionnels (mesures a riz, lampes a huile, recipients a poisson, chevaux, elephants, divinites). Description des operations de fonte. Les fondeurs Malhar. La technique a la cire perdue ou ''dhokra'', elegante et simple. Transformation du contexte traditionnel a l'epoque actuelle

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