Brass Dokra Work Jali Horse From Orissa Large Mirrors Small lingams can be see

Small lingams can be see either side of the yoni opening - phallic symbols of Lord Shiva

This antique red elm Chinese taper cabinet dates to the early 19th century

It can be drunk both sweet (meethi lassi) and salty (namkeen lassi) and is most often flavoured with mango or herbs and spices like fennel

Useful and decorative - Paraths were used as mixing bowls for making chapatti and paratha - They are found all over India

Features: Carved floral panels

Brass Dokra Work Jali Horse From Orissa Large Mirrors Small lingams can be seeBrass Horse 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