Dhokra Brass Pot From Orissa - Ca 1920's Small Mirrors Originally used as a platform

Originally used as a platform for lounging

collecting the water and chattering along the way with friends and neighbors

We've added a black lacquer base to this to make this more practical as a coffee table

The red and green tones are classic colours used in Bikaner

These tea tables are made from elm and are reproduction pieces copied from traditional Ming style Chinese designs from Shanxi province

Dhokra Brass Pot From Orissa - Ca 1920's Small Mirrors Originally used as a platformDokra 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