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Dhokra Sitting Tribal Lady

$52.00

Product: Dhokra – Sitting Lady

Category/Sub-Category: Dhokra Figurine

Description:

Kandha Tribes reside in Eastern and Central Indian Jungles and are famous for their Art, Craft and cultural history. This Figurine, depicts a Kandha Tribal Lady wearing their traditional attire.

Origin: Odisha, India

Significance:

  1. Beautiful and unique hand crafted sculpture by tribals.
  2. The design is of primitive simplicity, an enchanting folk motifs and forceful form.
  3. These are all individually hand crafted items , minor imperfections and color differences in the metal are inherent to the art which enhances the beauty of the product.

Dhokra art is an ancient method of making stunning metal figurines fashioned from bronze and copper based alloys using ‘lost wax casting’ method. This tribal art form, done by the traditional metal-smiths of central and eastern India, has survived the test of time and is still in use since last 5000 years . There are several processes involved in the making of Dhokra art and hence, a single piece could take up to a month or two to be created.

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Weight 290 g
Dimensions 7 × 5 × 11 cm

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