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The 'Dhokra' metal craft, one of the world's oldest known non-ferrous metal casting traditions (evidence found at Mohenjo-daro), uses which ancient technique to create tribal and folk art objects?

  1. A
    Centrifugal casting
  2. B
    Electroplating
  3. C
    Lost-wax casting
  4. D
    Die casting

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Dhokra metal casting relies entirely on the lost-wax technique (cire perdue), an ancient metallurgical process where molten metal replaces a detailed wax prototype.

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The 'Dhokra' metal craft, one of the world's oldest known non-ferrous metal casting traditions (evidence found at Mohenjo-daro), uses which ancient technique to create tribal and folk art objects?
A
Centrifugal casting
B
Electroplating
C
Lost-wax casting
D
Die casting

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