Brass Dhokra Work Money Box From Orissa - 19thC Material - Maple Wood 17 x 6 x 23

17 x 6 x 23 (wxdxh cms)

Highly decorative yet extremely durable

Features: Two-part stacking chest

These sturdy wooden stools are a vital component of any shabby chic interior and originally would have been used by workers or agriculture workers

Brass Dhokra Work Money Box From Orissa - 19thC Material - Maple Wood 17 x 6 x 23This 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