Description
Madia and Madin are the male and female representation of the Maria Tribe of Bastar made in Dhokra, these are peculiarly alike, the only distinguishing factor being their headgear. The statues of Madia wear headgear made out of bison horns, whereas Madin statues are adorned with Peacock feathers. Madia and Madin are normally seen in pairs and hence the statues are made accordingly.
Dhokra making process has several steps, which include making clay model, giving designs of bee-wax on dried clay, applying two layers of clay on wax design, and creating channels for molten brass. The model is heated, then the inner layer of beeswax melts and escapes through the channels, consequently creating a space in between. This, therefore, acts as a mold. Hot liquid brass is poured into the mold through the channels. It is allowed to cool until the brass completely solidifies. Then the outer mud layer is broken to obtain a brass model. After some final finishing touches, the exquisite Dhokra art is ready!
