Dhokra Brass Pot From Orissa - Ca 1920's Small Mirrors Dimensions:26

Dimensions:26

creating a rich

The zig-zag design on the bracelet gives the piece a wonderful tactile feel

The red and green tones are classic colours used in Bikaner

Dhokra Brass Pot From Orissa - Ca 1920's Small Mirrors Dimensions:26Dokra Damar tribes are the traditional metalsmiths of West Bengal. Their technique of lost wax casting is named after their tribe. The tribe extends from Bihar to West Bengal and Orissa; members are distant cousins of the Madhya Pradesh Dokras. A few hundred years ago the Dokras of Central and Eastern India travelled south as far as Kerala and north as far as Rajasthan. Dokra also spelled Dhokra is a brass or bronze casting made using the lost wax