The story
The long-necked Bankura horse is so emblematic of Indian craft that it serves as the logo of the country's handicraft board. Sita keeps its austere, elongated geometry exactly as the tradition demands.
Offered here as a matched pair, hand-burnished before firing so the surface carries a soft, deep sheen rather than a glaze.
A quiet, architectural object — equally at home on a console table or a gallery plinth.
The making
From earth to object
Bankura terracotta · 300+ years — a tradition kept alive by hand.
- 01
Thrown and built
The body is thrown and the elongated neck built and joined by hand in the Panchmura manner.
- 02
Burnishing
Before firing, the leather-hard surface is burnished by hand to coax out the deep terracotta sheen.
- 03
Firing
A controlled firing sets the colour and the characteristic ring of well-made Panchmura ware.
Where your money goes
0%
of this purchase is paid directly to Sita Mahato — the hands that made it.
How we pay our makers →Provenance
Certificate of authenticity
Every piece ships with a digital certificate recording exactly what you have collected, and the hand that made it.
- Artisan
- Sita Mahato
- Craft origin
- Bankura terracotta · 300+ years
- Created
- 2026, Panchmura, West Bengal
- Materials
- Panchmura terracotta, hand-burnished
- Edition
- Matched pair
- Maker's mark
- Hand-burnished surface; the elongated Panchmura silhouette.
The maker
Sita Mahato
Folk terracotta · Panchmura, West Bengal
Sita Mahato carries the elongated, elegant line of the Bankura terracotta horse into a new generation of folk figures.
See the full profile →
