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Rabari Damchiya Dowry Chest From Kutch - Ca 1920 Period - Meiji and a touch of Indian

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Description

and a touch of Indian heritage to both traditional and contemporary interiors

Finish: Bleached surface with natural wear and patina

Below is a glazed torma offering in an upturned skull on the left door and another trio of torma in a bowl on the right door

The Gonds / Khonds / Kondhs once made human sacrifices to the earth goddess (Tari Pennu or Bera Pennu) as part of the Meriah festival to ensure good crops

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Rabari Damchiya Dowry Chest From Kutch - Ca 1920 Period - Meiji and a touch of IndianThis dramatic Indian teak dowry chest is from the Rabari tribe of Kutch and dates to the 1920's. Locally these chests are called 'damchiya'. It is in its original unpolished condition, chip carved and embellished with small mirrors. Traditionally the brides family had to offer gifts known as dowry to the bridegrooms family if they were to find a good husband for their daughter. Dowry was normally gold jewellery and silk saris but sometimes brass

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