Brass Dokra Work Cow From Orissa Origin - Korea a bird from Hindu mythology

a bird from Hindu mythology particularly prominent in South India

- Dry Clean Only

168 x 34 x 215 (wxdxh cms)

The design is a classical Ming style design and depicts a trailing peony design

This very useful teak shelf still has its original paint finish dating from the 1930's

Brass Dokra Work Cow From Orissa Origin - Korea a bird from Hindu mythologyBrass Cow From Orissa ca 50 yrs old Dokra Work Dokra Damar tribes are the traditional metalsmiths of West Bengal. Their technique of lost wax casting is named after their tribe. The tribe extends from Bihar to West Bengal and Orissa; members are distant cousins of the Madhya Pradesh Dokras. A few hundred years ago the Dokras of Central and Eastern India travelled south as far as Kerala and north as far as Rajasthan. Dokra is a brass or bronze casting