Dhokra Brass Pot From Orissa - Ca 1920's Trays This Chinese porcelain jar is

This Chinese porcelain jar is also known as a rice jar

or a statement decorative accent

intricately detailed arches and vibrant floral border

A 90 - 120 year old brass puja bell that would have been used while performing puja (Hindu prayers) all over India in both homes and in temples

Dhokra Brass Pot From Orissa - Ca 1920's Trays This Chinese porcelain jar isDokra 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 also spelled Dhokra is a brass or bronze casting made using the lost wax