Brass Dhokra Work Money Box From Orissa - 19thC Small Mirrors ' The object to be

' The object to be cast is sculpted from beeswax mixed with a little oil

while the interior bears deep staining from its original contents — bindi powder once used by Indian women for adornment

The colour is achieved by adding a coloured lacquer onto the tanned leather

and Gujarat for storing jewellery

original lid

Brass Dhokra Work Money Box From Orissa - 19thC Small Mirrors ' The object to beThis 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