Kondh Dhokra Bronze Zebu Bull From Orissa - 19th Century Style - Ginger Jar allowing them to be used

allowing them to be used individually or as a matching pair

representing the five perfections

In those days the Indian measures were seers & pattis

every elephant has a distressed paint finish

creating a softly weathered finish well suited to kitchens

Kondh Dhokra Bronze Zebu Bull From Orissa - 19th Century Style - Ginger Jar allowing them to be usedThis tribal brass cast zebu, or humped Indian bull would have been an important part of daily ritual for a Kondh (also spelt "Khond" or "Gond") family. These statues are sometimes referred to as water buffalo and are from the Kandhamal district of Orissa (modern day Odisha). The zebu has been revered in India since Harrapan times (6 millennia ago) and was often seen as the progenitor and impregnator of the earth. The Gonds Khonds Kondhs once made