Indian Carved Panel From Kutch - 19thC Material - Leather ' Originally published in 1814

' Originally published in 1814 by Hanabusaya Heikichi

is a fine example of traditional Indian lacquerware

this example retains its original black lacquer

This bench

Vintage Cow bell - made by the local blacksmith

Indian Carved Panel From Kutch - 19thC Material - Leather ' Originally published in 1814The front panel from a Dowry Chest. 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 dowry is supposed to have been made an illegal practice, but in reality it is still practised and cars and even washing machines