Brass Dhokra Bastar Oil Lamp - Ca 1910 Brass Bound Cabinets Quite intricate designs can be

Quite intricate designs can be created by the craftsman using different techniques

This old storage bin was originally used for grain over one hundred years ago

Chinese altar tables are always long & narrow in form - a configuration seldom found in antique European furniture and are great for English hallways or for a wide open living room

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Brass Dhokra Bastar Oil Lamp - Ca 1910 Brass Bound Cabinets Quite intricate designs can beThis 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 two stacked peacocks. A single peacock perches at the rim of the oil reservoir ready to drink and faces two lingams, phallic symbols of Lord Shiva. The rim is