Dhokra Brass Pot From Orissa - Ca 1920's Trays almost sunburst-like composition

almost sunburst-like composition

Remnants Of Old Blue Painted Surface

A similar example can be found in "Chinese Furniture: A guide to collecting antiques" by Mazurkewich - Fig

or a statement decorative accent

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Dhokra Brass Pot From Orissa - Ca 1920's Trays almost sunburst-like compositionDokra 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