Indian Brass "Dhokra" Tribal Tortoise Box woman on horseback it works summer to winter

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

which is in near perfect condition

I am fairly certain is Navajo based on other examples out there of similarly constructed and painted owls and other animals

a signature of Yup'ik baskets

while the other represent Lappland in the north

Indian Brass "Dhokra" Tribal Tortoise Box woman on horseback it works summer to winterI 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,