Dokra Craft & Dhokra Metal Craft - Traditional Brassware Art Masterpieces From Artisans of Bengal
Many people in the west and also in India have this strange misconception that Dokra craft refers to ornate tribal jewelry made by the tribals in the backward regions of India. In truth Dokra craft refers to all those metal artifacts made with the help of lost wax technique manufactured by the Dokra kamars of Bengal and elsewhere.
What is Dokra craft?
In France this technique of lost wax method is referred to as cire perdue and it is also hailed as the oldest type of casting metal in the world. So in a way, you can trace back the roots of the Dhokra art to the days of the Mohenjodaro craftsmen in Indus valley civilization some 4500 years back.
The Dokra craftsmen mainly produce figures and figurines of Gods and Goddesses, ritual deities like lord Shiva, Durga or Parvati, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Narayan, Kartik, Ganesh, lord Brahma and Vishnu, religious birds and animals like owl, swan, peacock, mouse, lion and various types of objects that are required for rituals such as pancho pradeep, dhunuchi etc.
These Dokra artists also prepare objects of home d