Brass Dhokra Work Money Box From Orissa - 19th Century Tribal Art Material: Brass Exterior With Tinned

Material: Brass Exterior With Tinned Interior

fine patina developed over time

Decorated with an intricate scrolling lotus design

This beautifully decorated Indian water pot

Carved Teak Peacock Panel €“ most likely from a lintel over a window -19thC

Brass Dhokra Work Money Box From Orissa - 19th Century Tribal Art Material: Brass Exterior With TinnedThis old brass money box is from the Dhokra Damar tribes of Orissa in North East India. This style of Dhokra work dates to the late 19th & early 20th centuries. These caskets would have been used daily by families for keeping cash and valuables. The Dhokra tribe extends from Bihar to West Bengal and Orissa; members are distant cousins of the Madhya Pradesh Dhokras. A few hundred years ago the Dhokras of Central and Eastern India traveled south as far