Ewe culture, arts, design

Children especially wonder how statues and many other sculptural figures are able to stand firm such that whether it rains or the wind blows they still remain because all that is visible on the outside is the clay or the mortar covering.  An armature is a structure that is mostly made of strong metal wires and it is the framework for any sculptural work. Imagine a body like an animal body without a skeleton, there will be no support system for such an animal and absolutely that animal cannot exist. This is what an armature is, the support system of any sculptural figure or piece. The skeleton of a human body, for instance, provides the framework unto which muscles are attached which makes a human complete. Like sculptural pieces also, armatures, which are frameworks are made for every sculptural work.  Before an armature of any sculptural piece is made, the sculptor must have an understanding of the internal composition or framework of that figure or object to be created....