You are buying a hand-cast brass ceremonial horn made by a tribal artisan using a technique that is over 4,000 years old. It hangs from a single nail on your wall by its chain ring, the bells falling freely below.

What is Dhokra? Dhokra is an ancient lost-wax metalcasting technique practised by tribal communities across central and eastern India. The artisan builds your piece entirely in beeswax by hand — every ridge of the horn body, every hanging bell, every link of the chain formed by hand. That wax sculpture is wrapped in clay and fired. The heat melts the wax away, leaving a hollow cavity in the exact shape of the piece. Molten brass is poured in to fill it. Once cooled, the clay mould is broken open by hand — and destroyed. No mould is ever used twice.

What does GI-tagged mean? Dhokra is GI-tagged — a Government of India certification that works like a protected designation of origin, similar to Champagne in France or Stilton in England. It is a guarantee of provenance: that this piece is authentic, made by tribal artisan communities using traditional methods passed down across generations. Not a factory. Not a machine. Hands that have carried this craft for 4,000 years.

About this piece The tribal curved horn has been sounded at Indian tribal ceremonies, harvests, and celebrations for thousands of years. This cast brass rendition is its sculptural soul: the form of the call, preserved in metal, made to live on your wall. Hang it from a nail by its chain ring — the circular loop at the top sits over the nail, and the horn hangs freely below, bells draping naturally downward. The shadow it casts on the wall — horn curve, hanging bells, chain — is itself part of the piece.

Sustainably Made, Naturally Rooted From the clay of the fields to the wax of the forests, every element is drawn from nature. No factories. No moulds replicated by machine. Just hands, tradition, and earth.

Ethically Sourced, Artisan-Centric We work directly with the artisans who make these pieces, ensuring fair compensation and honouring their craft. We never bargain with the hands that create magic.