Set against the delicate texture of raw silk is a swarthy Dokra male musician and a graceful Dokra female dancer cast by the artisan in oxidized copper. Clad in simple tribal garments, the musician sports a gypsy-like headscarf and plays on the βdafliβ β the Indian version of a tambourine. Dancing behind him with a hand on her slender hip is a Dokra tribal woman dressed in a simple skirt and some tribal jewelry. The couple is framed in a typical metallic border of rustic design. The outer frame is in gleaming copper-finished metal.
Dokra art flourishes in the tribal belts of Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh in India. The tribal artisans are masters in the one of the oldest forms of metal-casting that is technically known as βcire perdueβ. What makes Dokra metal-art unique is that no two pieces are alike. Deftly created by hand, each work of art is one of its kind. Primarily made from brass scrap, the cast objects have a core of clay preserved within the metal-casting. Strikingly original forms of gods and goddesses, figurines, horses, drummers and oddly-shaped spoons are the popular themes of this tribal art form.
Height: 22.8 cms (9'')
Width: 22.8 cms (9'')
Please Note: Actual size, design and color may vary slightly from that shown in the image above. |
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