Old Patterned Textile Printing Block From Jaipur - Ca 1930 Material - Copper This style of camphor chest

This style of camphor chest has existed in China since the 16th century with ceramic tomb models having been excavated from this period

this 19th-century bronze money box showcases the Dhokra Damar tribe's enduring lost-wax casting tradition

They were originally used as book cabinets by scholars and later

These cabinets were used by nomadic people for the storage of clothes and bedding or grain

A beautifully carved teak candle stick from the Banswara tribal region in India

Old Patterned Textile Printing Block From Jaipur - Ca 1930 Material - Copper This style of camphor chestThis intricate Indian textile printing block is carved with repeating design and can still be used for printing to this day. The knowledge of carving these intricate wooden textile printing blocks has been handed down through generations in Jaipur. These printing blocks can be used as decorative art, or why not use them to create your very own printed fabric or artwork.