Mexican Folk Toys by Florence and Robert Pettit, 1976 First Edition Hardcover wooden architectural fragment --old Indian cast bronze Dhorka

--old Indian cast bronze Dhorka box (the second of two in the shop

It continues to be produced and distributed regionally (especially popular in New England and Houston

but with just the right amount of detailing for the seams

I might suggest mounting a hook on the back and hanging it where it be seen both up close and from a distance--really spectacular

I found this piece at an estate sale in Marblehead

Mexican Folk Toys by Florence and Robert Pettit, 1976 First Edition Hardcover wooden architectural fragment --old Indian cast bronze DhorkaA fun one for the library, for the playroom, or for the studio, where it might inspire all sorts of things. The full title of this 1976 book is "Mexican Folk Toys, Festival Decorations and Ritual Objects," and indeed it covers lots of ground, including information about, and many pictures both black and white and color of all sorts of handmade toys and games, spiritual objects and the contexts in which they were are traditionally used, and a month by