Painted Indian Dowry Chest "Damchiya" From Kutch - Early 20thC Material - Acacia Wood These chairs would have been

These chairs would have been used by the tribal leaders and elders and are carved from one piece of wood from the hollock tree (terminalia myriocarpa) also known as the East Indian almond tree

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Beneath the diagram is a winged celestial face surrounded by handwritten script

noodle cabinets would have been used for storing and drying noodles and other foods

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Painted Indian Dowry Chest "Damchiya" From Kutch - Early 20thC Material - Acacia Wood These chairs would have beenCarved Teak Dowry Chest Damchiya From Kutch, Gujarat. The front is chip carved in the traditional style, the top has been replaced with old wood in recent years. Traditionally the brides family had to offer gifts known as Dowry to the bridegrooms family if they were to find a good husband for their daughter. Dowry was normally Gold jewellery and Silk saris but sometimes brass cooking pots and other family treasures were exchanged. In modern times