Morocco · Africa
Craft market
Fez
Copper and peetal dinanderie
Decorative metalworking described as dinanderie.
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Africa metalcraft regions
Peetal, copper, bronze and related metalwork. Browse documented traditions, markets and modern foundry locations.
Coverage includes all six inhabited continents. It is a selected starting set, not a complete inventory of every country or workshop. Location types distinguish production centers, markets, museums and individual foundry references.
Locations in Africa
Nigeria · Africa
Living craft tradition
Benin City
Igun Street brass casting
Lost-wax casting associated with the Igun Eronmwon tradition.
Read regional guideEgypt · Africa
Craft market
Cairo
Copperworking streets
Copperworking associated with the historic street account.
Read regional guideMorocco · Africa
Living craft tradition
Marrakech
Place des Ferblantiers pierced brass lantern craft
Manual punch-piercing, fret-saw cutting, and sheet solder jointing.
Read regional guideTunisia · Africa
Living craft tradition
Tunis
Souk El Nhas traditional coppersmithing
Hand hammer-raising, tin lining wiping, and chisel edge engraving.
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Living craft tradition
Addis Ababa
Lost-wax cast bronze processional crosses
Lost-wax mold casting with hand-filed openwork lattice detailing.
Read regional guideBurkina Faso · Africa
Living craft tradition
Ouagadougou
Village Artisanal lost-wax bronze sculpture
Lost-wax casting using beeswax, donkey dung-clay molds, and melted recycled brass.
Read regional guideGhana · Africa
Living craft tradition
Kumasi
Asante brass goldweights (abrammoo) casting
Lost-wax casting using native beeswax and clay-charcoal crucible furnaces.
Read regional guideCameroon · Africa
Living craft tradition
Foumban
Royal Bamum lost-wax brass and bronze casting
Lost-wax casting with natural beeswax models and clay-charcoal crucible molds.
Read regional guideMorocco · Africa
Living craft tradition
Taroudant
Souss Valley hammered brass lanterns and hardware
Hand sheet-metal raising, fret-saw piercing, and torch brazing.
Read regional guideBurkina Faso · Africa
Living craft tradition
Bobo-Dioulasso
Traditional lost-wax bronze and brass casting
Lost-wax casting using beeswax models and clay molds fired in charcoal pits.
Read regional guideSenegal · Africa
Living craft tradition
Dakar
Contemporary and traditional bronze casting and metal relief
Sand casting and lost-wax crucible melting using recycled copper alloys.
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