Dokra Durga on a Boat

Durga on a Boat is perhaps the most loved form of the Goddess in Bengal. She visits her maternal home on a boat along with her children during Durga Puja. The artist has combined the homecoming of the Goddess on a boat with the traditional depiction of the Goddess and her children at the altar. The intricately carved arch in the background depicts the traditional Chalchitra that is otherwise hand painted. The GI-certified sculpture comes to you with a tastefully designed complimentary pedestal and a backdrop draped in raw silk.
Dokra is a painstaking work of craftsmanship where each piece is first moulded in wax and then coved with a layer of clay. It is then baked in pit fire where the wax is lost through a tiny opening at the bottom, giving it the name, ‘lost wax technique’. Once cooled, molten brass is poured into the clay mould where it solidifies, taking shape of the wax model. Since each piece is hand moulded, no two pieces of Dokra are similar. Here is your chance to bring home a piece of art made using a 5000-year-old technique of metal casting.