Bronze Dokra Kondh Fish From Orissa - Early 20th Century Gifts Very few of the many

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

Isho Dansu clothing chest from Yonezawa - 19thC

These stunning decorative Indian mirrors have amazingly intricate bone inlay work and are made in small workshops in Rajasthan by skilled craftsmen

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Bronze Dokra Kondh Fish From Orissa - Early 20th Century Gifts Very few of the manyThis 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