The tray woman Statue

The daily Grace


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Tribal statue from West Bengal in India representing a woman in a daily life scene: simplicity of the artist's work and elegance. More...

Height : 10,04'

Weight : 1.19 lbs

Tribal Art

Lost wax casting - copper alloy

Origin : West Bengal - India




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Tribal statue art



The tribes, practicing the Dokra art, originate from the Bastar district, in South India (today located in the state of Chattisgarh), they emigrated several centuries before and settled almost everywhere in India from North to South.

Most have kept their tradition (culinary art, clothing, festivals) and their animist religion.


Dokra art: a thousand-year-old knowledge in the manufacture of statues



This traditional and artisanal art has not changed for millennia (more than 4000 years) and the technique used is always that of lost wax: a coarse clay model is made and then covered with wax by the artist who will give it its final form with its details. The whole is again covered with a clay mixture and then heated in an open hearth where a copper alloy will be poured. see Blog.

The objects produced by Dokra artists can be of a usual nature: cup, candle holder ... musical instruments (brass), or artistic such as jewelry, animals: horses, elephants, turtles ..., statues of men and women representing scenes of daily life and Hindu deities adopted by the tribes: Ganesh, Lakshmi ...



Posture Standing with a light gait, this woman is about to fetch food that she will carry on the tray placed on her head. The back is straight: this woman gives an impression of dignity despite the difficulty of the task.

Jewelry
Several necklaces that follow one another and a very long necklace that goes down to her waist which reinforces the impression of elegance.
Two earrings give volume to the face.

In this statue, the modeling using wax threads appears clearly.

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« Magnificient ! » (Jean Pierre G)
 
« I am more than happy for the gift I gave myself (Bastar Ganesha Musician)
Everything is perfect in the delivery and packaging (we could not do better).
I will remain a fan of GANESH ART INDIA Gallery and dokra tribal art.
Well done and thank you to Mr Bertrand Bellaize for his knowledge sharing. » (Michèle S)
 
« Fast shipping and very well packaged. Thank you. I am very satisfied with this murti with neat details and all imbued with spirituality. » (Gérard M)
 

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