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Handcrafted Dokra Owl
Artist from Bikna2019
Banglanatak
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
This is an intricately crafted Dokra owl. Dokra is a unique metal craft of eastern India. In addition to being a decorative piece, such owl figurines also have ritualistic significance for being the mount of Goddess Lakshmi. Dokra artists traditionally make a large variety of owls that also come in different sizes.
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Details
- Title: Handcrafted Dokra Owl
- Creator: Artist from Bikna
- Date Created: 2019
- Location: Bankura
- Subject Keywords: Crafts, Metal casting, Dokra, Craftspersons, Artists, Bengal
- Rights: Banglanatak.com
- Medium: Metal casting
- About the craft: Dokra craft is one of the earliest methods of non-ferrous metal casting known to human civilization. The lost or vanishing wax casting method (cire perdue) of metal casting is a very primitive technique tracing its origins to the Indus Valley civilization. Dokra handicrafts are specially known for their simplicity and enthralling folk motifs. The rustic and antique finish further add to their appeal.
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