Brass Dhokra Work Money Box From Orissa - 19th Century Material - Kair Wood 105 x 48 x 105

105 x 48 x 105 (wxdxh cms)

The style indicates it is from Rajasthan

and greens

Embroidered child's boots - North China ca 50 yrs old

These beautifully carved panels were carved from local teak trees by tribal people

Brass Dhokra Work Money Box From Orissa - 19th Century Material - Kair Wood 105 x 48 x 105This old brass money box is from the Dhokra Damar tribes of Orissa in North East India. This style of Dhokra work dates to the late 19th & early 20th centuries. These caskets would have been used daily by families for keeping cash and valuables. The Dhokra tribe extends from Bihar to West Bengal and Orissa; members are distant cousins of the Madhya Pradesh Dhokras. A few hundred years ago the Dhokras of Central and Eastern India traveled south as far