Painted Indian 2 Door Pithara Console Chest Chest this jar now makes a

this jar now makes a striking decorative object

As it is such a large piece it is fitted with wheels

Elegant yet versatile

122 x 41 x 130 (wxdxh cms)

Marapachi Bommai (meaning Wooden dolls) are a legacy passed on from one generation to another in the states of Tamil Nadu

Painted Indian 2 Door Pithara Console Chest Chest this jar now makes aThis fabulously decorative chest has been reduced in depth and has had two doors added to create an exotic and unusual sideboard. Teak with hand forged iron banding, it has been repainted with traditional Indian designs. In it's previous life this 19thC chest was used to store dowry and was known as a pithara. This style of pithara is from a Kathi home in Saurashtra and was known in the local dialect as a pataro. The Kathi were a ruling caste in