Indian Lost Wax Cast Bronze Old Dhorka Box - One of Two painted wood Mexican mask At some point it must

At some point it must have been a thing to repurpose old wooden spools this way

but I have not been able to figure out what

My guess is that there was once some sort of fabric glued to the tube that forms his body

And what a chair it is

The bottom is pretty terrific too

Indian Lost Wax Cast Bronze Old Dhorka Box - One of Two painted wood Mexican mask At some point it mustThis is a beautiful and heavy! old Indian cast bronze Dhorka box, I believe dating to the 19th century, though it really feels quite ancient! Dhorka refers to the traditional method of lost wax casting native the Dhokra Damar tribes of West Bengal. This box shows wonderful details in the patterning all over as well as in the hardware, including rod hinging on the back. Over time, there has been some deterioration to the bronze: one of the hinges