Brass Dhokra Bastar Oil Lamp - Ca 1910 Brass Bound Cabinets this grain measure is made

this grain measure is made from a solid piece of Jackfruit wood carved out by hand

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Better quality cabinets were made from Elm as this one is

102 x 8 x 96 (wxdxh cms)

66x 40 x 53 (wxdxh cms)

Brass Dhokra Bastar Oil Lamp - Ca 1910 Brass Bound Cabinets this grain measure is madeThis 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