Bastar Dhokra
Tribal brass figurines cast by the 4,000-year-old lost-wax method by the Ghadwa artisans of Bastar.
- Origin state
- Chhattisgarh
- Region
- Central
- Category
- Handicraft
- GI registered
- 2008
Why it matters for global buyers
Bastar Dhokra is non-ferrous metal casting by the lost-wax (cire perdue) method, practised by the Ghadwa community for roughly four thousand years — among the oldest continuous metal-craft traditions on earth. Each figure is built up in fine wax threads over a clay core, encased in mud and cast in a single pour, so no two pieces are ever identical. Its tribal motifs and raw, hand-finished surface give Dhokra a distinctive primitive-modern appeal prized by décor, gallery and gifting buyers worldwide.
Sourcing Bastar Dhokra from Chhattisgarh
Bastar Dhokra holds a Geographical Indication, registered in 2008, which legally ties the name to its Chhattisgarh origin. For an importer that means built-in provenance: the GI is a registered, defensible mark of authenticity that mass-produced imitations cannot lawfully carry, and a story buyers in premium markets increasingly pay for.
Bastar Dhokra is handmade, so expect characterful variation between pieces rather than machine uniformity — that is part of the appeal. Artisan clusters around Chhattisgarh typically accommodate flexible order sizes but need realistic lead times for hand-finishing, plus careful, protective export packing for detailed or fragile work.
Bastar Dhokra comes out of Chhattisgarh in Chhattisgarh, part of the Central region's wider export base. MadeFromIndia maps the verified clusters behind it, benchmarks landed cost against rival origins, and handles introductions, sampling and quality oversight so you can move from shortlist to first order with confidence.
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