Dokra is a 4000 year old metal craft from India, in Andhra Pradesh

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Indian craftsmen making Dokra artefacts at their workstation in Andhra Pradesh, India. Dhokra (also spelt Dokra) is non–ferrous metal casting using the lost-wax casting technique. This sort of metal casting has been used in India for over 4,000 years and is still used. One of the earliest known lost wax artefacts is the dancing girl of Mohenjo-daro. The product of dhokra artisans are in great demand in domestic and foreign markets because of primitive simplicity, enchanting folk motifs and forceful form. Dhokra horses, elephants, peacocks, owls, religious images, measuring bowls, and lamp caskets etc., are highly appreciated. There are two main processes of lost wax casting: solid casting and hollow casting. While the former is predominant in the [[South_India|south of India the latter is