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Own or gift this fine handcrafted elephant figurine to add style to any home!
This is a Brass Elephant! It is made in Brass Metal with good craftsmanship. The elephant is a symbol of power and affluence. Kings and Queens have used them as their preferred means of transportation in earlier times. Hence, this statue symbolizes material comfort while also being a great decor for your offices and homes.
The elephant is a sign of good luck that makes it highly demanded in the home décor market.
This brass sculpture elephant denotes those elephants who have a great place in the daily lives of millions of Indians who worship them as the symbols of their deities. This elephant will bring out the aesthete in you with its lovely design and also makes for a fabulous gift for your friends who love appealing home accessories.
About Bastar
The Bastar tribes revere nature and their mother; they worship their mother and the things in the natural world. This reverence and belief reflect in their creations as well. That is why, Bastar Art depicts animals, trees, forests, and the sun in their artifacts. Further, they believe that these things are their ancestors. Bastar Art here refers to Bastar Dhokra and Wrought Ironwork, among other crafts.
Tribal people enjoy every moment, may it be a festival, marriages, childbirth, crop harvesting, and the list is endless. They have different songs, dances, and food for every occasion. They dress up for celebrations, which are very colorful and soulful. Dance and music are an integral part of their life and so a necessary part of the designs. This again reflects in their crafts. For example, depiction of dancing figures around their crafts.
Not fascinated with modern life, they live and enjoy life in their limited world and love to express their daily life in their crafts.
About Bastar Art (Dhokra Art)
•Bastar is a tribal area located in the interiors of India. The local tribes live in the deep forest and are unaware of this changing modern world.
•Bastar area is neglected and underdeveloped due to Naxalism and inaccessible terrain.
•The local tribes, mostly women, are made various handicraft items for centuries. These are made up of bell metal, wrought iron, bamboo or wood
•We plan to promote the products made by the lowest section of the society and help them earn a respectable income and status
Dhokra art is a genuine Indian work of art produced with the traditional sand-casting techniques by artisans of Bastar, India. This is handmade by tribal artisans and craftsmen who are practicing this art from generation to generation for many centuries. The products have been arduously handcrafted by artisans in a 13-step lost-wax process that takes almost a month for a product to come into the finished shape, then, if required, the products are hand-painted.
This tribal artwork is made of Brass material and is beautifully colored to make the figure look real.
These are hand-crafted tribal products and thus may have slight variations in their finish, size, and weight. In fact, this is the very beauty of such products and differentiates them from machine-made products.
Ideal for Home use, Side Table Decoration, Gifting to near and dear ones, office, desktop tables and spaces
Care Instruction: Do not use harsh chemicals. You can use a soft dry cloth or soft-bristled brush to clean the figurine.
Note: This is not a die-cast piece or machine-made craft. Every piece is individually handmade using traditional techniques. Hence, every piece is unique.
Making Process: The making process involves 13 steps authentic. The process begins with making a clay model of the desired design, letting it dry and then another layer of finely sieved clay is applied, and sand brushed to get the best-finished model. Upon which, the wax threads are applied over. This is a painstaking step, as every thread has to be as thin as possible and must be skillfully laid. Once the wax design is ready, two more layers of different types of clay mixtures are applied over, one after another, and allowed to dry, while manually creating a funnel for pouring molten metal. Now, the final clay-covered model is ready.
Before the molten metal is poured over, the final clay-covered model is baked in the furnace which melts ways the wax layer leaving behind the design cavity. When poured through the funnel, the molten metal takes the place of the cavity design. The clay cover is then removed from the metal design and then given finishing using traditional tools. Voila! The artifact is born now!
The making process is known as Lost Wax Casting Techniques or Dhokra/Dokra Art or Cire Purdue in French. This art form of metal casting is in use for more than 4000 years i.e. since Harappan Civilization. The art form is still practiced in some parts of India, especially in Tribal regions.