Nepal is a
small country which is rich in handicrafts. There are lots of different
handicrafts in Nepal such as silver craft, wood craft, ceramics, metal craft
and many more. As one of the major handicrafts of Nepal, metal crafts are
produced totally by hand with traditional techniques. The city of Patan is the
center of metal craft. Most of these craft traditions are prominent display
around the Patan. Metal statues are of Buddhist God in Tibetan style, although
there are Newari style of Buddhist and Hindu images. They are created either
for the trade as well as for religious purposes. Statues are made of metals
like copper with partly gold and full gold.
Metal statues are made with the
process as, first a wax model is created, the shapes are hallow and typically
do not contain a clay core while they are being formed, once the wax image is
finished then a clay mold is built around it in layers starting with a fine,
grained mixture of cow dung and clay and it is fired in high heat, then the wax
is poured out through a small opening and replaced by copper. This is allowed
to set after that the hardened mold is broken to reveal the metal figure and
finally refining tools and paint are used to produce the fine statues. Because
copper is very hard to work with it is necessary to mix atleast 8-12 percent of
softer metals such as brass and zinc.
Though we are promoting our art as business, we have not received any assistance from concerned authorities, we cannot carry every statue while traveling abroad to give more choices to our clients. We have been taking samples of our product and showing them to our client. But this way in long term sustaining our business is impossible.
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