Old Brass Dhokra Money Box From Orissa - Late 19thC Wine Jar 90 x 55 x 93

90 x 55 x 93 (wxdxh cms)

Dimensions: W51 x D51 x H34 cm

Featuring a beautifully balanced twin-arched opening beneath stylised floral carving

5 x 100 cm (w x d x h)

Old Brass Dhokra Money Box From Orissa - Late 19thC Wine Jar 90 x 55 x 93This old Indian brass box is from the Dhokra tribal area of Orissa. Dokra 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 traveled south as far as Kerala and north as far as Rajasthan. These boxes