Brass Dhokra Work Money Box From Orissa - 19th Century Material - Kair Wood 65 x 5 x 106

65 x 5 x 106 (w x d x h cms)

The style indicates it is from Rajasthan

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the caddy was designed to be both secure and portable

Brass Dhokra Work Money Box From Orissa - 19th Century Material - Kair Wood 65 x 5 x 106This old brass money box is from the Dhokra Damar tribes of Orissa in North East India. This style of Dhokra work dates to the late 19th & early 20th centuries. These caskets would have been used daily by families for keeping cash and valuables. The Dhokra tribe extends from Bihar to West Bengal and Orissa; members are distant cousins of the Madhya Pradesh Dhokras. A few hundred years ago the Dhokras of Central and Eastern India traveled south as far