Old Lacquered Pot From Sindh - Ca 1920 Material - Kair Wood It has hints of its

It has hints of its original green paint

This tansu is made in the traditional Isho-Dansu style in 2 parts with 4 drawers

319 & 533 for examples of this Gansu cabinet form

The front door of a chip carved dowry chest in the traditional style

Known as a round-corner cabinet

Old Lacquered Pot From Sindh - Ca 1920 Material - Kair Wood It has hints of itsThese pretty lacquer pots from Sindh are over 100 years old and are beautifully decorated. Used for storing bindi (the red powder that Indian ladies apply to the forehead signifying the third eye). Lacquering is done by the craftsman on a hand powered lathe. The wooden pot is spun and a lac stick. pressed against the pot. As the pot spins friction softens the lac which coats the surface of the wood. Quite intricate designs can be created by the