Kalarte Gallery: India

Cast metal (lost wax) sculptures
from West Bengal

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A tradition of cast metal sculpture using the lost-wax (or cire perdue) process exists in northeast India. This art is practiced particularly by tribal groups in the tribal belt that runs from West Bengal and Bihar, through Orissa, into Madhya Pradesh.

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Dimensions are approximate.

Dhokra casting

Dhokra (lost wax) cast sculpture
woman with comb and mirror
Bankura district, West Bengal
ca. 5" high

$20.00
# WB-dh19

Dhokra casting Dhokra (lost wax) cast sculpture
musician: drummer
Bankura district, West Bengal
ca. 5" high

$20.00
# WB-dh20

 

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