Brass Dhokra Work Elephant Oil Lamp From Chhattisgarh - Ca 1910 Style - Tianqiuping 'Bottle' Vases Used for measuring out rice

Used for measuring out rice in bazaars and for cooking

5 cms tall

Teak Pillar With Stone Base from Gujarat - 19thC

These beautifully carved panels were carved from local teak trees by local tribal people

Elegant in form and practical in scale

Brass Dhokra Work Elephant Oil Lamp From Chhattisgarh - Ca 1910 Style - Tianqiuping 'Bottle' Vases Used for measuring out riceThis decorative Indian brass oil lamp is from the Bastar tribes of Chhattisgarh, India. These oil lamps were used daily and would have traditionally been used with a wick and ghee oil. It dates to the early 20th century, circa 1910. The central stand is called a stambha and is decorated with a peacock riding an elephant. A peacock perches at the rim of the oil reservoir ready to drink. It faces two lingams (one long broken and smoothed with age),