Roheda Dowry Chest From Rajasthan - 19th Century Material - Rosewood These collectible panels look best

These collectible panels look best hung on a wall as a group and this particular panel would be a real centerpiece for a collection

Nav Durga Temple Dolls - From the Nepalese Terai - Circa 80 Yrs old

13 x 10 x 16 (wxdxh cms)

a tarlike substance used to protect against adverse weather

We have halted the aging process in our workshops

Roheda Dowry Chest From Rajasthan - 19th Century Material - Rosewood These collectible panels look bestThis roheda wood dowry chest is from Rajasthan and dates to the 19th century. It has lovely turned lacquer detailing on the legs and iron bound hardware. 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 cooking pots and other family treasures were exchanged. Roheda (Tecomella undulata)