Question
This technique was developed independently in the Americas, where peoples in Colombia used it to make bells and animal figurines. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this ubiquitous casting technique in which a namesake material is used to make a model, a mold is made around the model, and the model is then melted away.
ANSWER: lost wax casting [or lost wax technique; or cire perdue; or investment casting; or precision casting; prompt on wax casting]
[10e] Hundreds of sculptures (emphasize) named for this metal that are from Benin and controversially held in Britain, as well as many Greek statues, were made with lost wax casting.
ANSWER: bronze [accept Benin Bronzes]
[10h] In this ethnic group’s unique “closed-circuit” lost wax casting technique, the casting mold and crucible are connected, reducing oxidation. These people used that technique to make “goldweights” of brass and fertility figurines called akuaba.
ANSWER: Akan people [accept subgroups of the Akan such as Ashanti or Asante or Fante]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Cornell | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU | 01/27/2024 | Y | 9 | 14.44 | 89% | 33% | 22% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Minnesota | 01/27/2024 | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska | 01/27/2024 | Y | 6 | 15.00 | 100% | 33% | 17% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Ohio State | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 6.67 | 67% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Rutgers | 01/27/2024 | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 80% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial | 01/27/2024 | Y | 8 | 13.75 | 100% | 13% | 25% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt | 01/27/2024 | Y | 5 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Data
| Michigan State A | Claremont A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Texas A | Iowa A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Rice A | Iowa B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| UW A | Sorbonne | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Texas A&M A | Appalachian State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Texas A&M B | UBC A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |