Carved Indian Opium Grinder (Kharal) -19thC Pillars and wood carvers are held

and wood carvers are held in high esteem

Porcelain Ginger Jar with a Wucai (5 colour) glaze This ginger jar is hand made on the potters wheel in the traditional way

Features: Tribal toran wall hanging

This Anglo Indian campaign chest is made from camphor wood as is classic of the style although slightly unusual with the two smaller top drawers

white & antique blue

Carved Indian Opium Grinder (Kharal) -19thC Pillars and wood carvers are heldThis beautifully carved and patinated teak opium grinder is known locally in Rajasthan as a 'kharal'. It was made for grinding opium which would be mixed with water and poured through the spout for drinking. Probably made by a family member it is carved from a single piece of roheda wood. Roheda (Tecomella undulata) is a tree that grows in the Thar desert. It is sometimes called Marwar teak The tradition of growing and taking opium in Rajasthan and