Indian Lost Wax Cast Bronze Antique Dhorka Box - Two of Two G. Burns likely 1900s-20s

likely 1900s-20s

I am not certain of this is Coushatta or Seminole

but that was a bare-knuckled match

which is rendered from a wonky perspective

Indian Lost Wax Cast Bronze Antique Dhorka Box - Two of Two G. Burns likely 1900s-20sThis is a beautiful and heavy! old Indian cast bronze Dhorka box (the second of two in the shop, and which I purchased together) dating I think to the 19th century, though it really feels quite ancient! Dhorka refers to the traditional method of lost wax casting native the Dhokra Damar tribes of West Bengal. This box shows wonderful detail in the patterning all over and feels like a small piece of architecture. Over time, there has been some