Figure of Horse Rider

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

Title : Figure of Horse Rider

Accession No : 81.7.6348

This is a fifure of horse rider. In this, painted rider with a turban sitting on a horse having four loops on its sides with round bell attached to them.

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Source

  • RepositoryNational Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy
  • CollectionMuseum Collection

Provenance

  • CountryIndia
  • StateGujarat

Condition

  • ConditionPoor
  • RemarksPigment Loss

Dimensions

  • Measurement (CMS)11 X 12 X 54
  • Weight (GRMS)0.00

Significance

  • Artistic"Dhokra (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. The product of Dhokra artisans is in great demand in domestic and foreign markets because of its primitive simplicity, enchanting folk motifs and forceful form. Dhokra horses, elephants, peacocks, owls, religious images, measuring bowls, lamp caskets etc., are highly appreciated. The Dhokras use lost-wax process to cast hollow brass objects and images. A replica of the desired product is made with wax on a clay core, with all its finer details of designs and decorations. Brass scrap is generally used as raw material. Crafted out of metal through indigenous methods, the distinctive design and form of Dhokra craft reflects the inherent expression of their feelings. It was used to make everything from making jewellery to vessels to images of gods, goddesses, animals and birds."

Description

  • DescriptionThis is a fifure of horse rider. In this, painted rider with a turban sitting on a horse having four loops on its sides with round bell attached to them.
  • Inscription/Markings No
  • ReferenceS.D. Trivedi, U.C. Dwivedi, ed. Metallic Art of India. New Delhi: Sharda Publishing House, 2009.
  • KeywordMetal Ware, Horse Rider, Bronze, Turban