Indian "Damchiya" Dowry Chest From Kutch - Ca 1920
This dramatic teak dowry chest - Damchiya- in it's original unpolished- condition.
Chip carved and embellished with small mirrors, typical of this area of Kutch. The bright colours are most likely to have been added in the last 20 yrs.
Traditionally the bride's family had to offer gifts known as Dowry to the bridegroom's family if they were to find a good husband for their daughter. Dowry was normally Gold jewellery and Silk saris but sometimes brass cooking pots and other family treasures were exchanged. In modern times dowry is supposed to have been made an illegal practice, but in reality it is still practised and cars and even washing machines have been known to be exchanged.
From Gujarat India
130 x 42 x 125 (wxdxh cms)
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Indian "Damchiya" Dowry Chest From Kutch - Ca 1920
This dramatic teak dowry chest - Damchiya- in it's original unpolished- condition.
Chip carved and embellished with small mirrors, typical of this area of Kutch. The bright colours are most likely to have been added in the last 20 yrs.
Traditionally the bride's family had to offer gifts known as Dowry to the bridegroom's family if they were to find a good husband for their daughter. Dowry was normally Gold jewellery and Silk saris but sometimes brass cooking pots and other family treasures were exchanged. In modern times dowry is supposed to have been made an illegal practice, but in reality it is still practised and cars and even washing machines have been known to be exchanged.
From Gujarat India
130 x 42 x 125 (wxdxh cms)
UK Delivery Charge - except Highlands & Islands £40
More delivery options available on checkout
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This dramatic teak dowry chest - Damchiya- in it's original unpolished- condition.
Chip carved and embellished with small mirrors, typical of this area of Kutch. The bright colours are most likely to have been added in the last 20 yrs.
Traditionally the bride's family had to offer gifts known as Dowry to the bridegroom's family if they were to find a good husband for their daughter. Dowry was normally Gold jewellery and Silk saris but sometimes brass cooking pots and other family treasures were exchanged. In modern times dowry is supposed to have been made an illegal practice, but in reality it is still practised and cars and even washing machines have been known to be exchanged.
From Gujarat India
130 x 42 x 125 (wxdxh cms)
UK Delivery Charge - except Highlands & Islands £40
More delivery options available on checkout
