Head of a Dear

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

Title : Head of a Dear

Accession No : VC/BB/88/139

This is a head of a deer with the neck. The neck of the deer is cylindrical with a hole at the bottom side of it. The eyes are defined on its face. It has two ears on its head. There are two horns on the head of deer.

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Source

  • RepositoryNational Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy
  • CollectionVillage Complex Collection

Provenance

  • CountryIndia
  • StateChhattisgarh
  • DistrictRaigarh

Condition

  • ConditionAverage
  • RemarksDamaged at palces
  • Action NoteCR, Damaged

Contributor

  • Community / TribeJhara

Dimensions

  • Measurement (CMS)19 x 27 x 15

Significance

  • ArtisticDhokra (also spelt Dokra) is non–ferrous metal casting using the lost-wax casting technique. This sort of metal casting has been used in India for over 4,000 years and is still used. One of the earliest known lost wax artifacts is the dancing girl of Mohenjo-daro.

Description

  • DescriptionThis is a head of a deer with the neck. The neck of the deer is cylindrical with a hole at the bottom side of it. The eyes are defined on its face. It has two ears on its head. There are two horns on the head of deer.
  • Inscription/Markings No
  • ReferenceS.D. Trivedi, U.C. Dwivedi, ed. Metallic Art of India. New Delhi: Sharda Publishing House, 2009.
  • KeywordDeer, Head, Metal, Dhokra