Lost Wax Metal Casting- Dhokra

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8 жыл бұрын

Dhokra is one of the oldest lost wax metal casting techniques practised in India. It is a 13 step process, practised by the Karmakar Caste in West Bengal.
The base figurine is meticulously prepared with wires made of bees wax. It is then covered with a thick layer of clay leaving an open hole on top. Molten metal is poured into the mould replacing the wax layer. Once the cast is removed, final finishing is done.
Craftmark members Dariyapur Dokra Artists Cooperative Industrial Society and Bankura Bikna Dokra Hastajata Kutir Shilpa Kalyan Samity are Cooperatives based out of Bardhaman and Bankura, respectively. They practice the unique craft of Dhokra.
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@ravikumar-fm6zv 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing art work

@gsmukherjee7437 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent 👍

@Impossiblyy 7 жыл бұрын

This is an awesome documentary. Loved the work.

@blahblahtuesday1172 6 жыл бұрын

thanks for this.... great help for me

@TomokosEnterprize 7 жыл бұрын

Such wonderful work achieved with so little modern technology. Well done all and I really appreciate the efforts involved here !

@ionflorea5349 5 жыл бұрын

it is amazing how this people melt 200 pounds of brass in complete silence, without noisy fans or compressors to force the air, without fancy equipment or high tech materials. and how precise they handle the molten metal without spilling any drop.

@jakob4644 5 жыл бұрын

Lovely work! Were the moulds made of clay and sand?

@jbhardwajg 7 жыл бұрын

great work, thanks for sharing

@harshali_dimpal Жыл бұрын

in maharashtra same artist call him otari

@jaycal1920 6 жыл бұрын

The same as what the computer is doing. All the elephants and fish and turtles are dead but it was to make a factory to make them out of bronze. Like the realistic forest renders by the computer. People will go on about how they know because of a simulation. Lots of Green Rocks for them to step on Glen.