Dokrawork Fish from Orissa - Circa 80 yrs Old Material - Silver This one is made in

This one is made in India

Dimensions: W51 x D51 x H34 cm

This is an unusual piece that we haven't seen before

Joss sticks were lit daily & placed on the top

It would make a fun piece of wall art

Dokrawork Fish from Orissa - Circa 80 yrs Old Material - Silver This one is made inThis charming brass fish is from Orissa, on the east coast of India. There is a very long history of fishing there fish figures like this one would be given as a wedding gift to daughters during marriage. These jali fish were traditionally filled with sweet smelling spices and hung in huts, much the same as we used pot pourri, in Europe. Dokra Damar tribes are the traditional metalsmiths of West Bengal. Their technique of lost wax casting is named