Kondh Dhokra Bronze Zebu Bull From Orissa - 19th Century Style - Ginger Jar India as part of a

India as part of a project by the Tata Trust to encourage & support women to develop & retain traditional hand-loom skills

Bastar is famed for its beautiful sculptures & statues which are crafted by the Ghasia caste using the dhokra (dokhra or dokra) or lost wax (cire perdue) technique

allowing them to be used individually or as a matching pair

guardianship

Its slim profile makes it particularly well suited to hallways

Kondh Dhokra Bronze Zebu Bull From Orissa - 19th Century Style - Ginger Jar India as part of aThis tribal brass cast zebu, or humped Indian bull would have been an important part of daily ritual for a Kondh (also spelt "Khond" or "Gond") family. These statues are sometimes referred to as water buffalo and are from the Kandhamal district of Orissa (modern day Odisha). The zebu has been revered in India since Harrapan times (6 millennia ago) and was often seen as the progenitor and impregnator of the earth. The Gonds Khonds Kondhs once made