Dhokra Work Rice Measure From Orissa - Early 20Th Century Material - Porcelain A Painted Teak House Temple

A Painted Teak House Temple - From Rajasthan

India carved in the late 19th century

The cage features a beautifully carved wooden stand at the base and an original porcelain feeding bowl with blue decoration

Materials: Hand carved sandstone

A similar original example can be found at the Minneapolis Institute of Art

Dhokra Work Rice Measure From Orissa - Early 20Th Century Material - Porcelain A Painted Teak House TempleBrass Rice Measure From Orissa Dhokra Work Ca 100 Yrs Old 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. Dokra also spelled Dhokra