The beautiful image of the tribal head with two horns and some sparkling and graceful carvings on it has been crafted in the ancient dhokra technique. Meaning "oldest," dhokra is a crafting tradition dating as far back as 2000 B.C. Dhokra art is largely associated with the tribal groups of northern India, including Vindhyas and the Eastern Ghats, Bihar and its surroundings, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. Myriad images are cast in the dhokra tradition as artisans preserve their millenary culture, custom and belief through the wondrous pieces they create. Dhokra is crafted in the lost wax process associated with Northern India tribal groups. A model is sculpted of clay and dried in the sun and then covered with beeswax and more clay in the process forming a mold. The piece is cast, cleaned and again dried in the sun. Finally, it is heated in the ground for five days and polished. The tribal people in the north India are maintaining the tradition for centuries.