Manjus (Dowry Chest) From Banswara Tribal Region - 19thC Material - Red Coral The design is of a

The design is of a Dorje

Cashmere is a precious commodity and when collected naturally one goat produces only enough fibre for one scarf a year

180 x 48 x 83 (w x d x h cms)

while the elongated spout would originally have supported a cotton wick fuelled by ghee or oil

age-related wear

Manjus (Dowry Chest) From Banswara Tribal Region - 19thC Material - Red Coral The design is of aThis teak dowry chest from Banswara is known as a Manjus. Traditionally the bride's family had to offer gifts known as Dowry to the bridegroom's 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 practiced and cars and