Carved Teak Opium Grinder -19thC Material - Cedar Wood or administrative buildings

or administrative buildings

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This striking blue and white porcelain temple jar is decorated with a majestic Qilin

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Carved Teak Opium Grinder -19thC Material - Cedar Wood or administrative buildingsThis beautifully carved and patinated teak Kharal was made for grinding opium. This piece dates from the 19thC and would have been passed down through the family from one generation to another. Probably made by a family member it is carved from a single piece of timber with the shape of a lions head at one end and a snake "Nag" head at the sprout end. The tradition of growing and taking opium in Rajasthan has exsisted for centuries and to some extent