Dhokra Tribal HornYou are buying a hand cast brass ceremonial horn made by a tribal artisan using a technique that is over 4,000 years old. It hangs from a single nail on your wall by its chain ring, the bells falling freely below. What is Dhokra? Dhokra is an ancient lost wax metalcasting technique practised by tribal communities across central and eastern India. The artisan builds your piece entirely in beeswax by hand every ridge of the horn body, every hanging

single compartment

Placed at an entrance

and the one people pick up first

bedtime voyages

It is the energy of something that endures

Crafted from earthy terracotta

and the simple joys of life

Let their imagination set sail

Author: Chitwan Mittal & Sarita Saraf and Illustrator: Aparajitha Vaasudev

Renowned for its exquisite toys and religious idols

The mould is broken to release the sculpture — meaning it can never be used again

On warm cream-yellow: two plump folk-art birds face each other across a branching stem