Antique Bronze Dhokra Kondh Tribal (West Bengal) Peacock Totem Statue Small 9cm High

ON AUCTION IS AN ANTIQUE BRONZE DOKRA TRIBAL PEACOCK STATUE. THIS TRIBAL BRASS CAST KONDH (OR GOND) PEACOCK IS AN ORIGINAL ANTIQUE PIECE DATING TO THE 19TH CENTURY.
 
THIS STATUE WAS MADE BY THE DOKRA DAMAR TRIBE FROM ODISHA (FORMERLY ORISSA), AN EASTERN INDIAN STATE ON THE BAY OF BENGAL, IS KNOWN FOR ITS TRIBAL CULTURES AND ITS MANY ANCIENT HINDU TEMPLES. 

PEACOCKS WERE IMPORTANT IN KONDH TRIBAL CULTURE DUE TO THEIR TOTEMIC SIGNIFICANCE. THEY WERE BURIED AT THE SHRINE OF ZAKARI PENNU NEAR THE POST OF HUMAN SACRIFICE. KONDH WARRIORS WORE PEACOCK FEATHERS IN THEIR HAIR.
 
THIS CASTING IS MADE USING THE TRADITIONAL DOKRA TECHNIQUE. DOKRA DAMAR TRIBES ARE THE TRADITIONAL METALSMITHS OF WEST BENGAL. THEIR TECHNIQUE OF LOST WAX CASTING IS NAMED AFTER THEIR TRIBE. DOKRA - ALSO SPELT DHOKRA, IS A BRONZE CASTING MADE USING THE LOST WAX TECHNIQUE.
 
DOKRA LOST BEESWAX TECHNIQUE:
The object to be cast is sculpted from beeswax mixed with a little oil. When finished the entire figure is coated with clay made from termite hills to create the mould. The mould is then dried and fired in an oven with cow-dung cakes. The wax melts leaving an empty clay mould in the shape to be cast. The mould is then heated and molten brass or bronze is poured into the empty clay-mould. When cool the clay mould is broken off exposing the cast bronze figure. The casting is then cleaned and finer details are carved to finish the piece. The process is commonly known as cire perdue.
 
DIMENSIONS: 9CM HIGH 7CM WIDE
 
CONDITION: IN GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION.
 
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