Bronze Urli Festival Cooking Vessel From South India - 19th Century Material - Camphor Wood Framed Manchester Cotton Chromolithograph pictorial

Framed Manchester Cotton Chromolithograph pictorial label used for the advertisement and sale of bales of cloth and individual fabric lengths - printed on paper on the old printing presses

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Bronze Urli Festival Cooking Vessel From South India - 19th Century Material - Camphor Wood Framed Manchester Cotton Chromolithograph pictorialCrafted in South India during the late 19th century, this substantial bronze cauldron known locally as an Urli () reflects a long standing culinary and cultural tradition. Traditionally used in Tamil and Malayali households for preparing large quantities of food, Urlis were positioned over open flames and lifted using wooden poles passed through their sturdy loop handles. Each vessel was central to communal cooking and ceremonial gatherings, embodying