Brass Dhokra Money Box From Orissa - Early 19th Century Chest Though not antique

Though not antique

This antique Chinese kitchen cabinet from Shandong province was originally made in the 19th century and would have been used in a traditional kitchen to store food items and dry noodles

the mother of the goddess Ganesh

22 x 25 x 60 (wxdxh cms)

Dowry was typically gold jewelry and silk saris but sometimes brass cooking pots and other family treasures were exchanged

Brass Dhokra Money Box From Orissa - Early 19th Century Chest Though not antiqueThis old Indian brass box is from the Dhokra tribal area of Orissa. Dokra Damar tribes are the traditional metalsmiths of West Bengal. As well as money, this box has been used for storing slaked lime used in the consumption of paan which is chewed for its stimulant and psychoactive effects. Dokra also spelt Dhokra Circa 100 yrs Old is a brass or bronze casting made using the lost wax technique. The process is commonly known as Cire Perdue. The object