Indian Brass "Dhokra" Tribal Tortoise Box woman on horseback and decidedly non-fierce

and decidedly non-fierce

it works summer to winter and with everything--I think it would be the perfect piece to wear with jeans and a t-shirt while throwing a pot or with a breezy linen dress to a farm-to-table dinner

while the other represent Lappland in the north

a signature of Yup'ik baskets

so not visible when worn

Indian Brass "Dhokra" Tribal Tortoise Box woman on horseback and decidedly non-fierceI think my favorite thing about this vintage Indian brass turtle box is its feet! From what I understand, it is an example of Dhokra metal casting, a wax casting method that has been used in India for over 4,000 years and is commonly used to make animal figures (horses, elephants, peacocks, owls, etc) as well as religious images, measuring bowls, lamp caskets etc. The latch on the turtle's back swings open to reveal that it is in fact a box of sorts,