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In west Bengal, a culturally inclined state in the eastern region of India, the traditional metal smiths are popularly referred to as Dokra kamars or the Dhokra kamar tribes. The technique of casting metal using the lost wax procedure which they follow to create beautiful pieces of art is called Dokra craft or Dhokra metal craft. As you can well guess, the name Dokra art has been derived from the name of the tribe. What is the method of Dokra craft?At first, the Dokra artist will start making the preparation of the wax image and the casting furnace. In order to give rise to the lump that is necessary, he has to mix together the resin or the dhuna and the wax with oil in correct proportions. Then the Dokra craftsman has to meditate with full concentration and visualize or envisage the image he has to make vividly. When he is confident that he has envisaged the image thoroughly, he will try to create a model of the image in his mind in the lump of wax he has prepared. Once the wax image is complete, the artisan will try to purify the wax image with the 5 powdered pigments or pancho Varna. Usually the wax model sports various component parts and joints and the Dokra craftsman has to...more
Dokra craft "" a kind of tribal Indian handicraft belonging to the genre of brassware handicrafts is made by socially backward tribes known as dokras or Dokra kamars in the tribal dominated mineral rich districts of central "" east India. Why is Dokra craft so highly coveted?Anything that is hand crafted, sports excellent craftsmanship, boasts of a...more
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Many people in the west and also in India have this strange misconception that Dokra craft refers to ornate tribal jewelry made by the tribals in the backward regions of India. In truth Dokra craft refers to all those metal artifacts made with the help of lost wax technique manufactured by the Dokra kamars of Bengal and elsewhere. What is Dokra craft?In France this technique of lost wax method is referred to as cire perdue and it is also hailed as the oldest type of casting metal in the world. So in a way, you can trace back the roots of the Dhokra art to the days of the Mohenjodaro craftsmen in Indus valley civilization some 4500 years back. The Dokra craftsmen mainly produce figures and figurines of Gods and Goddesses, ritual deities like lord Shiva, Durga or Parvati, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Narayan, Kartik, Ganesh, lord Brahma and Vishnu, religious birds and animals like owl, swan, peacock, mouse, lion and various types of objects that are required for rituals such as pancho pradeep, dhunuchi etc.These Dokra artists also prepare objects of home dcor and artifacts such as chariots, lamps, lampshades, lamp holders, horse drawn carriages, carts drawn by ox, decorative pieces, Santhali...more
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In this article you will learn the finer nuances of making Dokra craft.How to make Dhokra art?The brassware images and hollow brass objects are cast using the process of lost wax or cire perdue. First the Dokra artist has to envisage the image he...more
Dokra craft is tribal in origin this is perhaps something that we are already extremely familiar with. Dokra craft is supposed to be cast in metal using the lost wax technique or cire perdue as it is popularly known in France. However there is...more