Dokra Tiger Small
When you combine a 4000 year old traditional Indian craft that was once considered lost, with the fierce and mighty Tiger - the results are staggering. The craft work evokes creativity in simplicity. These tigers are the folk artist's expression of courage. The tiger is the vehicle of, and sacred to, Danteshwari Mata. A form of the powerful Goddess Durga, she is also the family goddess of the princes of Bastar. The last ruler of Bastar who died in 1966 was considered her incarnation. The tale is a fitting manifestation in a Dhokra sculpture as the craft emerges from Bastar in Chhattisgarh.
When you combine a 4000 year old traditional Indian craft that was once considered lost, with the fierce and mighty Tiger - the results are staggering. The craft work evokes creativity in simplicity. These tigers are the folk artist's expression of courage. The tiger is the vehicle of, and sacred to, Danteshwari Mata. A form of the powerful Goddess Durga, she is also the family goddess of the princes of Bastar. The last ruler of Bastar who died in 1966 was considered her incarnation. The tale is a fitting manifestation in a Dhokra sculpture as the craft emerges from Bastar in Chhattisgarh.