Metal Handicraft Dealers in Belgaum

Dhokra craft is known as tribal craft that combines metallurgical skills with wax technique to create things of distinctive beauty. It has enchanting folk motif, primitive simplicity, a rustic beauty and imaginative designs and patterns the same technique had been used by the Mohenjodaro craftsman to cast the bronze figurine of a dancing girl about 4500 years ago. The Dokhra metal casting craft is practiced in the districts of Puri, Dhenkanal, Nayagarh, Khurda, Keonjhar, Sambalpur, Mayurbhanj, Phulbani and Ganjam in Orissa. There are also tribal dominated pockets in Andhra Pradesh, some parts of Bengal and Raigarh and Bastar districts of Chhattisgarh in central India - the quintessential mineral rich vast tracts of India where these Dokra artisans and tribes are scattered. 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 decorative artifacts such as chariots, lamps, lampshades, lamp holders, horse drawn carriages, carts drawn by ox, decorative pieces, Santhali ornaments like necklets, trinkets, anklets, bracelets etc. The distinctive appearance of Dokra craft is due to its antique and stark finish and rustic look - both of which are widely coveted in international art markets and in domestic markets.

Dhokra: locally known as “Bharai kaam”, is the art of sculpting  brass with the ancient technique of lost wax casting. Practiced in West Bengal, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh, this metal craft finds different forms of expressions with the different tribes and traditions.   Blucrafts: Dhokra Arts Suppliers and  Dhokra  Exporters The company has made its mark in the global markets as the leading and trustedDhokra Arts Suppliers and Dhokra Crafts Exporters India. Dhokra Metal Crafts which we are offer   are a live example of true art in metal form. These Dhokra Crafts are in great demand in domestic and foreign markets because of primitive simplicity, enchanting folk motifs and forceful form. We have Antique looking Dhokra metal crafts available. Dokra – tribal craftsmen keeping a 4500 year old non ferrous metal  casting technique alive Dhokra is non–ferrous metal casting using the lost wax method. This sort of metal casting has been used in India for over 4,500 years and is still used. One of the earliest known lost wax artifacts is the dancing girl of Mohenjo-daro. Dhokra craft gets its name from the Dhokra Damar tribe, who are established metal smiths of West Bengal. Process of making Dhokra Metal Crafts – “the Lost Wax or Cire Perdue Technique” There are two main processes of lost wax method: solid casting and hollow casting. While the former is predominant in the south of India the latter is more common in Central and Eastern India. Solid casting does not use a clay core but instead a solid piece of wax to create the mould; hollow casting is the more traditional method and uses the clay core.