Old Lacquer Pot From Rajasthan - Ca 1940 Clothing Prayer rugs have been used

Prayer rugs have been used primarily by Muslims for centuries to cover bare ground while partaking in daily prayers

Traditionally produced by astrologers or temple scribes

Old Bead Necklace from Tibetan Coral

Dimensions: Width 34

This mirror is made from an original Indian fanlight from the top of a door frame in Gujarat

Old Lacquer Pot From Rajasthan - Ca 1940 Clothing Prayer rugs have been usedLacquer boxes are commonly used in Rajasthan and Gujarat for storing jewellery, kumkum or bindi (the red powder that Indian ladies apply to the forehead). Lacquering is done by the craftsman on a hand powered lathe by pressing coloured sticks of lac against the wooden pot. As the pot revolved, the heat generated softened the lac and a thin lacquer of colour was deposited on the wood. Quite intricate designs can be created by the craftsman using