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The Reasons behind the Popularity of Dokra Handicrafts

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Dokra handicrafts represent a type of traditional Indian handicrafts that are prepared by tribes known as dokras. The dokra artefacts are great in demand in both the markets in foreign market & in domestic market.  

Why is Dokra Craft so much in demand?

Anything that is handmade, displays tremendous craftsmanship, talks about a huge stock of designs, aesthetics & patterns and tells a story of folk culture or native culture that will always be desired in international markets & the domestic markets.

Dokra Handicrafts

Dokra crafts are very much admired among discerning art lovers because of the design, strength & style and its simple & elegant patterns inspired by folk culture. The most distinctive trait of Dokra crafts is that one can never find the same Dokra art pieces, each & every Dokra artefact is unique. The highly appreciated dokra products are Dokra elephants, peacocks, owls, deities, measuring bowls etc.

For people who want to brighten up the walls of their homes or offices, dokra artefacts have become the most ideal articles. Dokra masks or wall plaques are used for decorating walls by people and these objects not only enhance the aesthetics of your home but also display a remarkable Indian art form.

Pretty wall masks of tribal genre brightly feature the vivacity, ethnicity and the beauty that cannot be found anywhere. These masks sport a fascinating charm and can act as a centre of attraction of your living room. These masks are beautifully handcrafted in a manner that reflects the true beauty of Indian culture. This art piece of decorating your home's walls will definitely be appreciated by your guests. Other than these wall masks, one can also find out other types of Dokra artefacts such as statues, dokra candle holders, to adorn their place.

Dokra Statues

Dokra candle holders and Dokra statues can bring a world of outstanding beauty for your living, dining or bed room wherever you like to place them. Other than creating a lively environment for your home, these art pieces will add a wonderful ambience to your place.

The distinctive touch of dokra artefacts is due to the adroitness and skills that every artisan displays through these pieces of art. For creating these artefacts, metal casting is used but this casting is different from other metal crafts. Inside the metal casting there is a clay core, this is the key differentiator among the methods used to prepare metal crafts.

However, although metal casting is used in Dokra artefacts, they are different from other types of metal craft. Although it is mostly brass scrap and bell metal that are used to manufacture Dokra craft, there remains a hollow core inside the metal casting consisting of a clay core.

The immense beauty and durability of these Dokra artefacts draw everyone's attention towards them but it is very sad that despite of being such an outstanding art form, proper efforts are not being done by government to encourage artisans. But with time, this ancient art form is being resurrected due to the strong demand in foreign market.
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