Bronze Dhokra Work Money Box - 19thC Small Boxes It is over a century

It is over a century old and was originally coated with burgundy lacquer

23w x 90h cm

Print: 24 x 36 (WxH cms)

A very useful piece of furniture for hallways or as a desk

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Bronze Dhokra Work Money Box - 19thC Small Boxes It is over a centuryBronze Dhokra Work Money Box 19thC Made by Gond Tribesmen 19thC using the lost wax technique. Beeswax is mixed with a little oil and kneaded well to soften it. The figure is sculpted from this wax mixture, fashioning all the minute details. When finished the entire figure is then coated with clay made from termite hills to create the mould. The mould is then dried and fired in an oven with cow dung cakes. The wax model melts leaving an empty clay