Brass Dhokra Work Money Box From Orissa - 19th Century Material - Kair Wood Embroidered child's boots - North

Embroidered child's boots - North China ca 50 yrs old

and greens

the caddy was designed to be both secure and portable

The style indicates it is from Rajasthan

Brass Dhokra Work Money Box From Orissa - 19th Century Material - Kair Wood Embroidered child's boots - NorthThis 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