Carved Teak Damchiya Chest From Kutch - Ca 1920 Furniture 5 x 134 (wxdxh cms)

5 x 134 (wxdxh cms)

A higher female pitch can be achieved by rubbing the mallet against the outer rim

Shanxi style

These wonderful Bandhani scarves come from Rajasthan

Tibetan furniture is mostly constructed from cedar or pine and painted in traditional Tibetan colours

Carved Teak Damchiya Chest From Kutch - Ca 1920 Furniture 5 x 134 (wxdxh cms)This ornately carved teak dowry chest from The Rann of Kutch is known as a Damchiya. Covered in mirrors these are classic examples of this style of Indian furniture. 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