Chip Carved Dowry Hut Box From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Period - Early 20th Century columnar supports with lotus motifs

columnar supports with lotus motifs

These lamp bases are made from Neem wood in Rajasthan in small workshops

Our old Indian Kadai fire bowls date from the 1920's and have been hand selected in Rajasthan

- As these are natural dyes there may be some fading over time

Date/Period: Mid-20th century

Chip Carved Dowry Hut Box From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Period - Early 20th Century columnar supports with lotus motifsThis antique Indian dowry box from the desert region of Jaisalmer, Western Rajasthan, is an excellent mid 19th century example of the hut box form. With its tall gabled lid, the design reflects the vernacular architecture of the Thar desert, where huts and houses carried the same pitched roof structure. Traditionally, such boxes were crafted to store a bride's dowry, containing her wedding clothes, jewellery, money, and household items to take to her