Bronze Dokra Kondh Fish From Orissa - Early 20th Century Gifts 22 x 5 x 45

22 x 5 x 45 (wxdxh cms)

Very few of the many extant examples can be confidently dated with any precision by association with a recorded and datable visit to Canton

90 x 41 x 110 (wxdxh cms)

it's great for a kitchen or bathroom

The surface shows layers of fading colour and areas of exposed timber

Bronze Dokra Kondh Fish From Orissa - Early 20th Century Gifts 22 x 5 x 45This tribal brass cast fish would have been an important part of daily ritual for a Gond family. This casting is made in the classic Dokra style Dokra Damar tribes are the traditional metalsmiths of West Bengal. Their technique of lost wax casting is named after their tribe. The tribe can be found across India extending from Bihar to West Bengal and Orissa. Animal worship was incredibly important to the Gonds. Dokra also spelt Dhokra, is a brass or