Wednesday 3 April 2013

"Ancient Rider" Tribal Sculpture


The tribal man is standing on an animal. Simplicity, smoothness, plain design all these make the figure an accomplished achievement on the part of the sculptor. The figure depicts a simple life of the tribal populace in North India, in which this craft is prevalent. Dhokra is an ancient style of crafting brass figures using the traditional lost wax method. It is created through a laborious lost wax process associated with the tribal groups of northern India.


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