{"product_id":"bastar-balance-wrought-iron-figurine","title":"Bastar Balance Wrought Iron Figurine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lohar ironsmith community of Bastar, Chhattisgarh reads the human figure as a problem of equilibrium, and the balancing man is one of their most arresting solutions. Made from hand-hammered iron rods bent and welded without molds or casting, the figure holds its precarious pose through nothing more than the maker's calibration of weight. It shouldn't stand. It does.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBastar's Lohshilp craft has been evolving for as long as the Lohar community has inhabited central India's tribal belt. What began as functional metalwork, tools for agriculture and hunting, grew into a visual vocabulary of figures, animals, and forms drawn from the landscape and daily life of Chhattisgarh. This balancing man sits squarely in that tradition, each rod cut, heated, and bent by hand before being assembled into the final composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe form is simultaneously playful and precise. It belongs on a desk, a side table, or a shelf where it will be seen at eye level. The iron surface is intentionally unfinished, raw and dark, with the faint evidence of hammer marks that tell you how it was made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLohshilp Wrought Iron Craft · Hand-Hammered · Bastar, Chhattisgarh · Iron Figurine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural Materials\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTribal Stories\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare Instructions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDust with a dry, soft cloth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo not immerse in water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolish brass figurines occasionally with a brass-cleaning cloth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIron figurines: apply a light coat of mineral oil to prevent rust.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"House of Taraasha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51903932727613,"sku":"HOT-FGI-005","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/2363\/3213\/files\/lifestyle_1_a0f387cd-7ba8-480a-98cf-c7e5f150784b.png?v=1782990892","url":"https:\/\/houseoftaraasha.com\/products\/bastar-balance-wrought-iron-figurine","provider":"House of Taraasha","version":"1.0","type":"link"}