Metal craft has reached a great deal of perfection in Orissa with some truly indigenous designs emerging from its craftsmen's skills. Bell-metal and brasswork are carried out throughout the state, with craftsmen churning out numerous religious and household utensils. Lamp bells, ornate with ethnic designs are quite lovely.

The traditional dhokra work is a typical tribal craft in bronze with its meshlike features giving it its distinctive beauty.

The tribal families in Sadeiberini, a village near Dhenkanal town, produce this unusual craft familiar in items like boxes, gods, goddesses and lamps.