{"product_id":"dhokra-ganesha-bastar-lost-wax-brass","title":"Dhokra Ganesha Bastar Lost-Wax Brass","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-Daro was made this way, beeswax sculpted, coated in clay, fired until the wax ran out, filled with bronze. That was 4,000 years ago. The Dhokra craftspeople of Bastar, Chhattisgarh never stopped. This Ganesha is cast in that same tradition: each handcrafted figure is a mould that will never be used twice.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDhokra casting is a lost-wax process, the wax figure that the craftsperson sculpts is destroyed in the making of the final object. No mould survives. This handmade Ganesha was formed in beeswax, coated in layers of clay, and fired until the wax drained out and molten brass took its place. The texture you see on the surface is the record of that process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGanesha, in this form, is not decorative in the way a mass-produced figurine is decorative. There is something specific about an artisanal object that took days to make and exists as a single thing. Sit it anywhere. It will settle in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDhokra Lost-Wax Cast · Bastar, Chhattisgarh · 4,000-Year Technique · Brass\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":51903928893757,"sku":"HOT-FIG-003","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/2363\/3213\/files\/lifestyle_1_4d463c0d-1312-4dba-8331-a995cd6b2017.png?v=1782990761","url":"https:\/\/houseoftaraasha.com\/products\/dhokra-ganesha-bastar-lost-wax-brass","provider":"House of Taraasha","version":"1.0","type":"link"}