Name: Brass Dhokra Work Fish Money Box From Orissa - Ca 1920
Brand: Indigo Antiques
SKU: A01673
Price: 145.0 GBP
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SKU: A01673

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This charming brass fish is from Orissa, on the east coast of India. There is a very long history of fishing there fish figures like this one would be given as a wedding gift to daughters during marriage. These jali fish were traditionally filled with sweet smelling spices and hung in huts, much the same as we used pot pourri, in Europe.

Dhokra metal casting is one of the oldest traditional techniques of metal casting in India that uses the lost wax casting method.
Because each piece is individually made by hand by artisans it may vary slightly in size and design from the photograph. However it ensures that it has its own unique character.

From India

23 x 8 x 14 (wxdxh cms)

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